Cathay Bank/$CATY

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About Cathay Bank

Cathay General Bancorp is a regional bank predominantly serving the Chinese-American community. The company's policy is to reach out and actively offer services to low-to-moderate income groups in the delineated branch service areas. It predominantly provides services such as checking and deposit, lines of credits, commercial and commercial real estate loans, merchant services and payment processing, treasury management services, international banking and financing services, and other customary banking services to individuals, professionals, and small to medium-sized businesses. Through its Wealth Management unit, the company also offers investment products and services, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, insurance, annuities and advisory services.

Ticker

$CATY
Sector
Primary listing

Employees

1,266

Cathay Bank Metrics

BasicAdvanced
$3.4B
11.81
$4.14
0.93
$1.36
2.78%

What the Analysts think about Cathay Bank

Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Cathay Bank stock.

Bulls say / Bears say

Fitch affirmed Cathay at BB+ with a stable outlook on March 5, 2025, highlighting that its CET1 ratio increased to 13.5% at the end of 2024—up from 12.8%—which signals strong capital adequacy (MarketScreener)
Stephens reiterated an “Overweight” rating with a $51 price target on April 24, 2025, implying about 20.7% upside and showing confidence in Cathay’s growth and profitability outlook (MarketBeat)
On June 4, 2025, Cathay launched a new $150 million share repurchase program, following the completion of its prior $125 million plan in February 2025—demonstrating management’s confidence and ongoing commitment to returning capital to shareholders (Nasdaq)
Fitch warns that Cathay’s concentration in commercial real estate—52% of its loan portfolio and 288% of its risk-based capital—raises credit risk if CRE market conditions worsen (MarketScreener)
Fitch noted that Cathay’s deposit costs rose to the higher end relative to peers, which is pressuring net interest margins and profitability (MarketScreener)
Stephens downgraded Cathay from “Overweight” to “Equal Weight” on August 4, 2025, and lowered the price target to $50—citing slowing growth and margin pressure as concerns (MarketBeat)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 8 Oct 2025.

Cathay Bank Financial Performance

Revenues and expenses
QuarterlyAnnual
Q3 24
QoQ growth
Revenue
$37B
-39.75%
Net income
$45B
107.52%
Profit margin
37.65%
6.78%

Cathay Bank Earnings Performance

Company profitability
QuarterlyAnnual
Q4 23
Q1 24
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Actual
$3.69
$2.85
$2.45
$2.42
-
Expected
$3.55
$2.61
$2.05
$2.31
$3.94
Surprise
3.94%
9.20%
19.51%
4.63%
-
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