A share price of Cato Corp [CATO] is currently trading at $3.65, up 8.96%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CATO shares have gain 9.61% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -39.47%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Cato Corp [NYSE: CATO] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on May 23, 2016, when MKM Partners reiterated its Neutral rating and also boosted its price target to $37 from $35. Previously, MKM Partners reaffirmed its Neutral rating on March 18, 2016, and dropped its price target to $35. On November 23, 2015, MKM Partners reiterated its Neutral rating and revised its price target to $39 on the stock. MKM Partners reiterated its Neutral rating and decreased its price target to $35 on August 20, 2015. MKM Partners reiterated its recommendation of a Neutral and reduced its price target to $38 on March 23, 2015. MKM Partners reiterated a Neutral rating for this stock on November 21, 2014, but kept the price target unchanged to $35. In a note dated March 20, 2014, MKM Partners reiterated an Neutral rating on this stock and revised its target price from $31 to $29.
Cato Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $3.02 and $7.80. Cato Corp [NYSE: CATO] shares were valued at $3.65 at the most recent close of the market.
Analyzing the CATO fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Cato Corp [NYSE:CATO] were 666.78M which represents -7.64% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.33% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.01%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.02%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.04%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.06, Equity is -0.14 and Total Capital is -0.03.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 3.36 points at the first support level, and at 3.07 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 3.87, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 4.09.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Cato Corp [NYSE:CATO] is 1.36. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.73, while the Cash Ratio is 0.12. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.11, the price to book ratio is 0.42.
