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CATY

CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP
Nasdaq· State Commercial Banks· Inc. DE· CIK 0000861842 Traditional Finance
$64.69 −0.03 (−0.05%)
Oct 27 4:00 PM ET · prev $64.72
Market cap
$4.3B
Mid cap
Consensus
Hold
9% Buy or better · 11 analysts
Median target
$69.00
+7% · range $56.00–75.00
1 year
+39.1%
from $46.50 · Oct 28
30 days
+6.5%
from $60.74
52-week range
$45.17–64.93
−0% from high · low Nov 17
Avg volume 20D
460.4K
shares / day
Short interest
3.46M
≈5.2% of shares · +1.8%
Days to cover
8.7
at average volume
Insider net
−$5.2M
0 buyers · 5 sellers · since Apr 15
New fund stakes
1
Q2 2026 13F · 0 exits
Filing reports
5
analyzed by SecBot
SecBot read BEARISH 3 reports · 90 days
Balance 1 bearish · 0 bullish · 2 neutral oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·High conf. 3/3
Strongest BEARISH Cathay General Bancorp reported Q3 2026 EPS of $1.43, a 6.9% miss vs consensus of $1.54, on net income of…
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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.

  • InsidersBEARISH

    5 insiders sold $5.2M.

  • InstitutionsBULLISH

    Q2 2026: 23 added (1 new), 15 trimmed or exited. Largest new: Fuller & Thaler Asset Management, $106.4M.

  • AnalystsMIXED

    1 of 11 rate it Buy or better. Median target $69.00 (+7%).

  • EstimatesRISING

    Current-quarter EPS estimate $1.450 → $1.522 over 90 days. 2 up, 0 down in 30 days.

  • Short sellersSTEADY

    Short interest +1.8% to 3.46M shares. 8.7 days to cover, ≈5.2% of shares.

  • TrendUPTREND

    5% above its 50-day average.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026
1
new positions
0
exits
$106.4M
in new stakes
FundMoveSharesValue
FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC.NEW1,715,706$106.4M
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCADD903,542$56.0M
NORGES BANKTRIM612,822$38.0M
Qube Research & Technologies LtdTRIM283,682$17.6M
UBS Group AGADD196,312$12.2M
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCDOUBLED141,571$8.8M
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLCTRIM118,100$7.3M
CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A.DOUBLED82,684$5.1M

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

The Street

11 analysts
Hold 9% rate it Buy or better
Strong Buy1Buy0Hold6Sell2Strong Sell2
12-month targets · 5 analysts

Price is inside the target range. Median implies +7%.Targets as of Oct 27, 2026.

Recent actions
DateFirmActionRating
Sep 24, 2026StoneX
INITIATE
INITIATEHold
Jul 27, 2026Piper Sandler
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINUnderweight
Jul 23, 2026Stephens & Co.
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINEqual-Weight
Jul 23, 2026DA Davidson
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINNeutral
Jul 23, 2026Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINMarket Perform

Insider ledger

Form 4
$0
bought · 0 insiders
$5.2M
sold · 5 insiders
DateInsiderTypeValue
Sep 25, 2026
SUN ALBERT
EVP, Chief Credit Officer
TAX W/H$28.1K
Sep 25, 2026
SUN ALBERT
EVP, Chief Credit Officer
EXERCISE1,417 sh
Sep 8, 2026
Wang Albert Jen-Wen
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
EXERCISE4,012 sh
Sep 8, 2026
Wang Albert Jen-Wen
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
TAX W/H$80.0K
Sep 2, 2026
Sun Richard
Director
SELL$62.3K
Aug 25, 2026
Sun Richard
Director
SELL$62.1K
Aug 25, 2026
Lo Thomas M.
EVP, Chief Admin Officer
SELL$100.0K
Aug 10, 2026
Sun Richard
Director
SELL$189.3K

Earnings setup

Estimates
$1.52
EPS estimate, this quarter
+5%
estimate change, 90 days
2↑ 0↓
revisions, 30 days
Current-quarter EPS estimate
PeriodEPS est.Range30D rev.Revenue
Current Q$1.52$1.44–$1.57+5.1%$234.8M
Next Q🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
Current FY🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
Next FY🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
Congressional trades
CATY trades disclosed by members of Congress, with disclosure delay.
1 members · 2 buys / 0 sells
DateMemberType AmountDisclosed
Mar 3, 2026 Gilbert CisnerosDHouse Cathay General Bancorp BUY $1K–$15K Apr 7, 2026 +35d
Jan 15, 2026 Gilbert CisnerosDHouse Cathay General Bancorp BUY $1K–$15K Feb 13, 2026 +29d

Short side

FINRA· Oct 15, 2026
3,464,199
shares short
+1.8%
vs prior settlement
8.7
days to cover
≈5.2%
of shares outstanding
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 26, 2026 SEC
Albert Sun, an officer of Cathay General Bancorp, filed a Form 144 notice of intent to sell 960 shares of common…
144 — Impact 2/10
Oct 21, 2026 SEC
Cathay General Bancorp reported Q3 2026 EPS of $1.43, a 6.9% miss vs consensus of $1.54, on net income of $95.2M…
8-K — Impact 6/10
Oct 21, 2026 Earnings result
CATY Q3 2026 Earnings: EPS $1.43 (-3.6% vs est)
Sep 25, 2026 Insider
SUN ALBERT surrendered for taxes 457 shares
EVP, Chief Credit Officer @ $61.45 ($28.1K)
Sep 25, 2026 Insider
SUN ALBERT acquired via exercise 1,417 shares
EVP, Chief Credit Officer
Sep 8, 2026 Insider
Wang Albert Jen-Wen acquired via exercise 4,012 shares
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
Aug 27, 2026 SEC
Two CATY insiders — EVP/CAO Thomas Lo and Director Richard Sun — sold a combined $162K in open-market sales on August…
CLUSTER — Impact 2/10
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
FULLER & THALER ASSET — NEW
1,715,706 shares ($106.4M)
Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Recent
Oct 21, 2026
Earnings result
CATY Q3 2026 Earnings: EPS $1.43 (-3.6% vs est)
Jul 22, 2026
Earnings date
CATY Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-07-22
May 1, 2026
Short interest
FTD: CATY — 41,694 shares ($2.3M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260501, Price: $56.03, FTD Value: $2,336,114.82, CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP I
Apr 22, 2026
Earnings date
CATY Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-04-22
Mar 23, 2026
Short interest
FTD: CATY — 47,704 shares ($2.3M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260323, Price: $47.83, FTD Value: $2,281,682.32, CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP I

SecBot reports

5 filings · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 3 neutral
All CATY filing & press-release reports (5)