Cathay General Bancorp [CATY] stock is trading at $48.32, down -0.23%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The CATY shares have gain 7.91% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.54%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Cathay General Bancorp [NASDAQ: CATY] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on August 04, 2025, when Stephens downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight but kept the price target unchanged to $50 for it. Previously, Jefferies started tracking the stock with Buy rating on May 21, 2025, and set its price target to $53. On December 09, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight. Piper Sandler downgraded its rating to a Underweight but stick to its price target of $31 on November 06, 2023. Stephens initiated its recommendation with a Equal-Weight and recommended $45 as its price target on July 14, 2022. In a note dated May 02, 2018, Wedbush upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $47 to $49.
Cathay General Bancorp [CATY] stock has fluctuated between $36.06 and $55.29 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $51.33 within the next 12 months. Cathay General Bancorp [NASDAQ: CATY] shares were valued at $48.32 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 6.23% based on the average CATY price forecast.
Analyzing the CATY fundamentals
Cathay General Bancorp [NASDAQ:CATY] reported sales of 1.38B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -1.72%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.38% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.25%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.25%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.21%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.1 and Total Capital is 0.01. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.2.
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 47.82 points at the first support level, and at 47.31 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 48.61, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 48.89.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Cathay General Bancorp’s Current Ratio is 0.15. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.43, the price to book ratio is 1.16 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 11.65.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved TANG ANTHONY M, Vice Chairman, that happened on Jun 09 ’25 when 1222.0 shares were sold. Vice Chairman, TANG ANTHONY M completed a deal on Jun 06 ’25 to sell 1200.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, Chief Admin Officer Lo Thomas M. sold 729.0 shares on May 12 ’25.
