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Cathay General Bancorp

NSQ:CATY US1491501045
31
  • Value
    29
  • Growth
    67
  • Safety
    Safety
    69
  • Combined
    68
  • Sentiment
    11
  • 360° View
    360° View
    31
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Company Description

Cathay General Bancorp, through its subsidiary Cathay Bank, offers a range of financial services. It operates in the banking industry, offering services to commercial and professional businesses as well as wealth management services. Cathay Bank has branches across the United States, including California, New York, and Texas, with a presence in Hong Kong and representative offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Taipei. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $3,336 million and 1,266 employees. The revenue and profits are not available.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 31 (better than 31% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Cathay General Bancorp are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Cathay General Bancorp. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 67, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 67% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 69 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 69% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 29 which means that the share price of Cathay General Bancorp is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is higher than for 71% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 11, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 89% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Analyst Opinions
Weakest Rank Profit Growth
Country USA
Industry Regional Banks
Size Small
Website cathaybank.com
Index
NASDAQ
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Last update: 3-Sep-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
29 43 32 37
Growth
67 33 78 52
Safety
Safety
69 67 85 67
Sentiment
11 59 74 39
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31 55 88 57
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
6 40 36 22
Opinions Change
50 50 75 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 95 88 18
Market Pulse
8 34 27 88
Sentiment
11 59 74 39
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
29 43 32 37
Growth
67 33 78 52
Safety Safety
69 67 85 67
Combined
68 44 82 53
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
13 21 19 21
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
59 62 70 62
Price vs. Book (P/B)
31 47 36 24
Dividend Yield
55 51 34 61
Value
29 43 32 37
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
43 53 48 63
Profit Growth
91 34 67 37
Capital Growth
53 31 63 47
Stock Returns
63 41 83 51
Growth
67 33 78 52
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
76 68 88 82
Refinancing
13 55 49 60
Liquidity
77 58 66 37
Safety Safety
69 67 85 67

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The company has high growth and safe financing but is expensive (low Value Rank) and has low market sentiment. This is a warning that the stock may be too expensive. This is for an experienced growth investor willing to risk overpaying, but only after conducting thorough research on future growth potential.

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