Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Stock Analysis
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Financial Services · Banks - Regional
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $55.99, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (0.6% away).
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... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $55.99, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (0.6% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 63, MACD bullish. Downgraded from BUY WAIT — price $55.99 has reached target $55.17. No upside to wait for. Score 6.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/6 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 82d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $55.99, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (0.6% away). Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 63, MACD bullish. Downgraded from BUY WAIT — price $55.99 has reached target $55.17. No upside to wait for. Target $55.17 (-1.5%), stop $48.19 (−16.2%), A.R:R -1.1:1. Score 6.1/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $55.17 (+9.6% upside). Target $55.17 (-1.5%), stop $48.19 (−16.2%), A.R:R -1.1:1. Stop-loss: $48.19.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (0.6% away).
Cathay General Bancorp trades at a P/E of 11.3 (forward 9.3). TrendMatrix value score: 7.6/10. Verdict: Hold.
10 analysts cover CATY with a consensus score of 2.6/5. Average price target: $56.
What does Cathay General Bancorp do?Cathay General Bancorp operates as the holding company for Cathay Bank that offers various commercial banking products...
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, demand deposits, time deposits, real estate, and consumer loans. The company also provides loan products, such as commercial real estate loans, 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, foreign currency spot and forward contract, safe deposit, overdraft, cash checking, 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. The company was formerly known as Cathay Bancorp, Inc. and changed its name to Cathay General Bancorp in November 2003. Cathay General Bancorp was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.