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CATY Stock Analysis

Cathay General Bancorp · current price $61.85 (-0.47% today)

Solid setup — 3/4 EPS beats, 44% net margin. Momentum, fundamentals and macro indicators are aligned.
★★★★
Quality
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The six-pillar scorecard

Momentum
51
Drifting higher
price trend
Growth
25
Barely growing
sales & profit growth
Quality
45
Some weak spots
profitability & balance sheet
Valuation
60
Fairly priced
is the price fair?
Sentiment
35
Mixed views
analyst & crowd mood
Risk
79
Low risk
volatility & drawdown

Each pillar is scored 0-100 inside the stock’s own peer group, so a chipmaker is measured against chipmakers. These are quality descriptors, not buy or sell signals.

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The picture

What drove the scoreThe seven components contributing most, each read out of 100.
FundamentalsFundamentals: 8484Relative strengthRelative strength: 8585Earnings qualityEarnings quality: 7070Breakout proximityBreakout proximity: 7070GrowthGrowth: 6060News sentimentNews sentiment: 8282Analyst consensusAnalyst consensus: 3030
Margin profileWhat survives each step down the income statement.
OperatingOperating: 62.6%62.6%NetNet: 43.7%43.7%Free cash flowFree cash flow: 67.2%67.2%
EPS surpriseReported EPS against estimate, last four quarters.
2026-06: +148.0% vs estimate+148%2026-062026-03: +6.3% vs estimate+6%2026-032025-12: +8.3% vs estimate+8%2025-122025-09: -2.1% vs estimate-2%2025-09
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Hype Check

Reading CATY’s price and volume history…

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The audit — what has to hold for this thesis

Checking the areas that decide this thesis…

AI-generated from the company’s own filings and recent coverage, and it can be incomplete or wrong. A PASS is a reading of the cited evidence, not a verified fact and not a reason to buy. Follow each citation to the source.

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Dilution Check

Reading CATY’s filings…

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Latest earnings

LAST EARNINGS Cathay General Bancorp (CATY)

Latest earnings

EPS
$1.13 vs $1.15 est · -2.1% vs estimate MISS
Revenue
$222.3M · +5.5% YoY
Stock reaction (1M)
-1.2%
Beat streak
3 of last 4 quarters
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Valuation

P/E
12.2×
Forward P/E
10.4×
PEG
1.33
Price / Sales
5.2×
Price / Book
1.4×
Analyst target
$65.80
Target range
$53.00 – $80.00
Implied upside
+6.4%
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Financial health

Operating margin
62.6%
Net margin
43.7%
FCF margin
67.2%
Return on equity
11.7%
Revenue growth YoY
+13.8%
EPS growth YoY
+24.5%
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Technicals

$44.5752-week range$65.26
RSI (14)
45
50-day MA
$62.54
200-day MA
$54.74
ATR (14)
0.83
Beta
0.85
1-month return
-1.2%
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Earnings

QuarterEPSEst.SurpriseResult
2025-09-30$1.13$1.15-2.1%Miss
2025-12-31$1.33$1.23+8.3%Beat
2026-03-31$1.29$1.21+6.3%Beat
2026-06-30$1.37$1.35+1.5%Beat
Beat 3 of the last 4 quarters.
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Ownership & risk

Short % of float
0.06%
Dividend yield
2.45%
Beta
0.85
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Latest news on CATY

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Frequently asked

What is CATY's Quant Score?

Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) currently has a TickerMover Quant Score of 60/100, rated ★★★★ Quality. The Quant Score is a quantitative composite across six research pillars — momentum, quality, growth, valuation, sentiment and risk. It is research information, not investment advice.

Is Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) a buy?

TickerMover does not give buy or sell recommendations. CATY scores 60/100 (★★★★ Quality) on our quantitative research model — a screening signal, not a personal recommendation. Do your own research, and consider an FCA-authorised adviser before investing.

How often is CATY's score updated?

CATY's Quant Score and underlying data refresh through US market hours (about every five minutes), using public market and fundamental data.

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