Cathay General Bancorp is a banks - regional business based in the US. Cathay General Bancorp shares (CATY) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Cathay General Bancorp employs 1,266 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $711.6 million.
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Cathay General Bancorp stock price (NASDAQ: CATY)
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Is Cathay General Bancorp stock undervalued or overvalued?
Valuing Cathay General Bancorp stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Cathay General Bancorp's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Cathay General Bancorp's P/E ratio
Cathay General Bancorp's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 11x. In other words, Cathay General Bancorp shares trade at around 11x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Cathay General Bancorp's PEG ratio
Cathay General Bancorp's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.08. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Cathay General Bancorp's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Cathay General Bancorp financials
Revenue TTM
$711.6 million
Operating margin TTM
59.29%
Gross profit TTM
$711.6 million
Return on assets TTM
1.29%
Return on equity TTM
10.63%
Profit margin
42.83%
Book value
$42.50
Market Capitalization
$3.3 billion
TTM: trailing 12 months
Cathay General Bancorp share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 31.41% of net profits
Recently Cathay General Bancorp has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Cathay General Bancorp shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Cathay General Bancorp's case, that would currently equate to about $0.34 per share.
While Cathay General Bancorp's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Cathay General Bancorp may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
Cathay General Bancorp's most recent dividend payout was on 10 December 2025. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 30 November 2025 (the "ex-dividend date").
Have Cathay General Bancorp's shares ever split?
Cathay General Bancorp's shares were
split on a 2:1 basis on 28 September 2004
. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Cathay General Bancorp shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Cathay General Bancorp shares which in turn could have impacted Cathay General Bancorp's share price.
Cathay General Bancorp share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Cathay General Bancorp's shares have ranged in value from as little as $35.2802 up to $50.9943. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Cathay General Bancorp's is 0.877. This would suggest that Cathay General Bancorp's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Cathay General Bancorp overview
Cathay General Bancorp operates as the holding company for Cathay Bank that offers various commercial banking products and services to individuals, professionals, and small to medium-sized businesses in the United States. It offers savings accounts, checking accounts, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, and public funds deposits, and acceptance of checking, savings, and time deposits. The company also provides loan products, such as commercial loans, small business administration loans, residential mortgage loans, real estate construction loans, and home equity lines of credit, and installment loans to individuals for household and other consumer expenditures. In addition, it offers trade financing, letter of credit, wire transfer, forward currency spot and forward contract, safe deposit, collection, automatic teller machine, Internet banking, investment, and other customary bank services, as well as investment products and services, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, insurance, annuities, and advisory services. Cathay General Bancorp was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. .
Frequently asked questions
null What percentage of Cathay General Bancorp is owned by insiders or institutions? Currently 5.049% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by insiders and 76.603% by institutions.How many people work for Cathay General Bancorp? Latest data suggests 1,266 work at Cathay General Bancorp.When does the fiscal year end for Cathay General Bancorp? Cathay General Bancorp's fiscal year ends in December.Where is Cathay General Bancorp based? Cathay General Bancorp's address is: 777 North Broadway, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 90012What is Cathay General Bancorp's ISIN number? Cathay General Bancorp's international securities identification number is: US1491501045What is Cathay General Bancorp's CUSIP number? Cathay General Bancorp's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 149150104
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