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CATO

CATO CORP
NYSE· Retail-Women's Clothing Stores· Inc. DE· CIK 0000018255 Consumer & Retail
$2.40 +0.07 (+3.00%)
Oct 26 4:00 PM ET · prev $2.33
Market cap
$46.2M
Nano cap
Next earnings
Nov 18
in 23 days
1 year
−45.0%
from $4.36 · Oct 27
30 days
−0.8%
from $2.42
52-week range
$2.30–4.36
−45% from high · low Oct 21
Avg volume 20D
41.9K
Oct 14 spike 104.8K
Short interest
365.3K
≈1.8% of shares · −2.0%
Days to cover
5.5
at average volume
New fund stakes
0
Q2 2026 13F · 0 exits
Filing reports
5
analyzed by SecBot
SecBot read BEARISH 4 reports · 90 days
Balance 4 bearish · 0 bullish oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·High conf. 4/4 ·Next Earnings date, Nov 18, 2026
Strongest BEARISH Cato announced plans to close approximately 70 additional underperforming stores in Q3 and Q4 2026, bringing…
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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

  • InstitutionsMIXED

    Q2 2026: 2 added (0 new), 3 trimmed or exited.

  • Short sellersSTEADY

    Short interest −2.0% to 365.3K shares. 5.5 days to cover, ≈1.8% of shares.

  • TrendDOWNTREND

    6% below its 50-day average. New closing low $2.30 on Oct 21.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026
0
new positions
0
exits
FundMoveSharesValue
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLCTRIM24,800$80.4K
UBS Group AGNEAR_EXIT5,333$17.3K
ROYAL BANK OF CANADADOUBLED3,230$10.0K
Federation des caisses Desjardins du QuebecADD2,118$6.9K
SIMPLEX TRADING, LLCNEAR_EXIT701$2.3K
UBS Group AGDOUBLED70,800$200.4K
Squarepoint Ops LLCADD47,991$135.8K
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLCTRIM47,717$135.0K

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

Earnings setup

Estimates
Nov 18
reports in 23 days
PeriodEPS est.Range30D rev.Revenue
Current Q———$0.00
Next Q———$0.00
Current FY———$0.00
Next FY———$0.00
Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Upcoming
Nov 18, 2026
Earnings date
CATO Q3 2027 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-11-18
Recent
Sep 18, 2026
Earnings
CATO ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTER STORE CLOSINGS
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cato Corporation (NYSE: CATO) today announced that they plan to close approximately 70…
Aug 20, 2026
Earnings
CATO REPORTS 2Q RESULTS
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cato Corporation (NYSE: CATO) today reported net income of $1.1 million or $0.06 per diluted…
Aug 19, 2026
Earnings date
CATO Q2 2027 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-08-19
May 20, 2026
Earnings date
CATO Q1 2027 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-05-20
Mar 19, 2026
Earnings date
CATO Q4 2025 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-03-19

Short side

FINRA· Sep 30, 2026
365,290
shares short
-2.0%
vs prior settlement
5.5
days to cover
≈1.8%
of shares outstanding
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Sep 18, 2026 SEC
Cato announced it will close approximately 70 additional underperforming stores in Q3 and Q4 2026, bringing total…
8-K — Impact 5/10
Sep 18, 2026 SEC
Cato announced plans to close approximately 70 additional underperforming stores in Q3 and Q4 2026, bringing total…
PRESS-RELEASE — Impact 6/10
Sep 18, 2026 Earnings
CATO ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTER STORE CLOSINGS
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cato Corporation (NYSE: CATO) today announced th
Aug 25, 2026 SEC
Cato Corp reported a sharp earnings decline in Q2 2026, with net income falling to $1.1M ($0.06/diluted share) from…
8-K — Impact 6/10
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC — TRIM
24,800 shares ($80.4K)
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
UBS Group AG — NEAR_EXIT
5,333 shares ($17.3K)

SecBot reports

5 filings · 0 bullish · 4 bearish · 1 mixed
All CATO filing & press-release reports (5)