CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
Financial Services · Banks - Regional · NMS
$58.22
Data: 2026-05-28
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$3.8B
Total market value of the company
11.84
Reasonably valued
9.74
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+14.1%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
43.2%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
11.4%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$56.00
-4% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
NONE
Consensus view from 5 analysts covering this stock
About Cathay General Bancorp

Cathay General Bancorp operates as the holding company for Cathay Bank that offers various commercial banking products and services to individuals, professionals, and small to medium-sized businesses in the United States. It offers savings accounts, checking accounts, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, and public funds deposits, and acceptance of checking, savings, demand deposits, time deposits, real estate, and consumer loans. The company also provides loan products, such as commercial real estate loans, commercial loans, small business administration loans, residential mortgage loans, real estate construction loans, and home equity lines of credit, and installment loans to individuals for household and other consumer expenditures. In addition, it offers trade financing, letter of credit, wire transfer, foreign currency spot and forward contract, safe deposit, overdraft, cash checking, automatic teller machine, Internet banking, investment, and other customary bank services, as well as investment products and services, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, insurance, annuities, and advisory services. The company was formerly known as Cathay Bancorp, Inc. and changed its name to Cathay General Bancorp in November 2003. Cathay General Bancorp was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

https://www.cathaygeneralbancorp.com

Country: United States Employees: 1,268 Industry: Banks - Regional
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
FAIL
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% N/A
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

ACCUMULATION
Smart money appears to be building positions quietly
1.054
Excellent risk-adjusted returns
0.0810
Suggested allocation is meaningful — the edge justifies a position
1.032
Returns exceed worst-case losses — strong risk profile
Annual Return
30.7%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-29.7%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
BULL
Statistical model sees bullish momentum
Days in State
38
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.86
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$58.51
0% below the year high
52W Low
$42.01
39% above the year low
Avg Volume
481,836
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
4.8
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
4.3%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
251.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$4.85
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Quick Ratio
N/A
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
0.0%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
61.5%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
N/A
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
$770M
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$333M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
5
Target High
$70.00
Target Median
$56.00
Target Low
$47.00
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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