After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.
Stocks Info
CATY belongs to the Financial sector of the NASDAQ while operating in the Banks – Regional industry. The current market capitalization of Cathay General Bancorp is $3.38B. A total of 0.63 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 431.72K shares.
In the most recent transaction, TANG ANTHONY M sold 1,222 shares of CATY for 44.79 per share on Jun 09 ’25. After the transaction, the Vice Chairman now owns 186,283 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jun 06 ’25, TANG ANTHONY M sold 1,200 shares at 44.20 per share. CATY shares that Vice Chairman owns now total 187,505.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Lo Thomas M. disposed of 729 shares on May 12 ’25 at a per-share price of $45.00. This resulted in the EVP, Chief Admin Officer holding 4,000 shares of CATY after the transaction. In another insider transaction, TANG ANTHONY M sold 2,000 shares at $45.08 per share on May 12 ’25. Company shares held by the Vice Chairman now total 186,792.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.36, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.82%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.19.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CATY has a high of $55.29 and a low of $36.06.
As of this writing, CATY has an earnings estimate of $1.1 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 5.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.15 per share and a lower estimate of $1.05.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. Its Book Value Per Share was $40.91, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.45B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for CATY is Buy with a score of 3.40.
