Cato Corporation is an apparel retail business based in the US. Cato Corporation shares (CATO) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Cato Corporation employs 7,300 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $693.1 million.
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| Latest market close | $5.11 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $4.43 - $7.90 |
| 50-day moving average | $5.58 |
| 200-day moving average | $6.25 |
| Wall St. target price | $23.00 |
| PE ratio | N/A |
| Dividend yield | $0.68 (13.15%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $-0.85 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $5.11 from 2024-07-25
| 1 week (2024-07-19) | -1.16% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-06-27) | -13.24% |
| 3 months (2024-04-26) | 11.09% |
| 6 months (2024-01-26) | -26.26% |
| 1 year (2023-07-27) | -38.21% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-07-27) | -59.35% |
| 3 years (2021-07-27) | 16.08 |
| 5 years (2019-07-26) | 13.1182 |
Valuing Cato Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Cato Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Cato Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.54. 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 Cato Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
| Revenue TTM | $693.1 million |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 3.28% |
| Gross profit TTM | $314.8 million |
| Return on assets TTM | -2.32% |
| Return on equity TTM | -8.21% |
| Profit margin | -2.51% |
| Book value | $10.22 |
| Market Capitalization | $106.3 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
We're not expecting Cato Corporation to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.
Cato Corporation's shares were split on a 3:2 basis on 27 June 2005. So if you had owned 2 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Cato Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 33.3% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Cato Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Cato Corporation's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Cato Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $4.4325 up to $7.9002. 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 (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Cato Corporation's is 1.114. This would suggest that Cato Corporation's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
The Cato Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty retailer of fashion apparel and accessories primarily in the southeastern United States. It operates through two segments, Retail and Credit. The company's stores and e-commerce websites offer a range of apparel and accessories, including dressy, career, and casual sportswear; and dresses, coats, shoes, lingerie, costume jewelry, and handbags, as well as men's wear, and lines for kids and infants. It operates its stores and e-commerce websites under the Cato, Cato Fashions, Cato Plus, It's Fashion, It's Fashion Metro, and Versona names. It also provides credit card services to its customers, as well as layaway plans for customers. The Cato Corporation was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. .
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