Stock Research: Cathay General Bancorp

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Cathay General Bancorp

NasdaqGS:CATY US1491501045
87
  • Value
    89
  • Growth
    45
  • Safety
    Safety
    37
  • Combined
    75
  • Sentiment
    95
  • 360° View
    360° View
    87
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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 87 (better than 87% compared with alternatives) for 2025, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Cathay General Bancorp are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half below and half above average for Cathay General Bancorp. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 95, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 95% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 89 or better than 89% of its peers when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the stock is expensive and expects low growth. The consolidated Value Rank is only 37, meaning that the share price of Cathay General Bancorp is on the high side, compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth,and stock returns, with its Growth Rank at 45. ...read more

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Last update: 2-Oct-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
37 43 32 37
Growth
45 33 78 52
Safety
Safety
89 67 85 67
Sentiment
95 59 74 39
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87 55 88 57
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
39 40 36 22
Opinions Change
95 50 75 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 95 88 18
Market Pulse
40 34 27 88
Sentiment
95 59 74 39
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
37 43 32 37
Growth
45 33 78 52
Safety Safety
89 67 85 67
Combined
75 44 82 53
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
64 62 70 62
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
16 21 19 21
Price vs. Book (P/B)
49 47 36 24
Dividend Yield
45 51 34 61
Value
37 43 32 37
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
52 53 48 63
Profit Growth
42 34 67 37
Capital Growth
29 31 63 47
Stock Returns
65 41 83 51
Growth
45 33 78 52
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
88 68 88 82
Refinancing
45 55 49 60
Liquidity
70 58 66 37
Safety Safety
89 67 85 67

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