CATY Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Columbia Banking System, Inc. has a net margin of 22% compared to Cathay General Bancorp's net margin of 11.77%. Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity of 10.64% beat Columbia Banking System, Inc.'s return on equity of 8.32%.

Cathay General Bancorp has a consensus price target of $52.20, signalling upside risk potential of 4.23%. On the other hand Columbia Banking System, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $29.62 which suggests that it could grow by 4.72%. Given that Columbia Banking System, Inc. has higher upside potential than Cathay General Bancorp, analysts believe Columbia Banking System, Inc. is more attractive than Cathay General Bancorp.

Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.879, which suggesting that the stock is 12.141% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Columbia Banking System, Inc. has a beta of 0.624, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 37.596%.

Cathay General Bancorp has a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.72%. Columbia Banking System, Inc. offers a yield of 5.13% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.37 per share. Cathay General Bancorp pays 34.4% of its earnings as a dividend. Columbia Banking System, Inc. pays out 56.48% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Cathay General Bancorp quarterly revenues are $353M, which are smaller than Columbia Banking System, Inc. quarterly revenues of $816M. Cathay General Bancorp's net income of $77.7M is lower than Columbia Banking System, Inc.'s net income of $96M. Notably, Cathay General Bancorp's price-to-earnings ratio is 11.55x while Columbia Banking System, Inc.'s PE ratio is 12.72x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Cathay General Bancorp is 2.56x versus 2.05x for Columbia Banking System, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

East West Bancorp, Inc. has a net margin of 22% compared to Cathay General Bancorp's net margin of 30.43%. Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity of 10.64% beat East West Bancorp, Inc.'s return on equity of 15.74%.

Cathay General Bancorp has a consensus price target of $52.20, signalling upside risk potential of 4.23%. On the other hand East West Bancorp, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $125.87 which suggests that it could grow by 15.58%. Given that East West Bancorp, Inc. has higher upside potential than Cathay General Bancorp, analysts believe East West Bancorp, Inc. is more attractive than Cathay General Bancorp.

Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.879, which suggesting that the stock is 12.141% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison East West Bancorp, Inc. has a beta of 0.921, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 7.943%.

Cathay General Bancorp has a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.72%. East West Bancorp, Inc. offers a yield of 2.2% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.60 per share. Cathay General Bancorp pays 34.4% of its earnings as a dividend. East West Bancorp, Inc. pays out 26.42% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Cathay General Bancorp quarterly revenues are $353M, which are smaller than East West Bancorp, Inc. quarterly revenues of $1.2B. Cathay General Bancorp's net income of $77.7M is lower than East West Bancorp, Inc.'s net income of $368.4M. Notably, Cathay General Bancorp's price-to-earnings ratio is 11.55x while East West Bancorp, Inc.'s PE ratio is 12.01x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Cathay General Bancorp is 2.56x versus 3.32x for East West Bancorp, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

First Bancorp (North Carolina) has a net margin of 22% compared to Cathay General Bancorp's net margin of 15.43%. Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity of 10.64% beat First Bancorp (North Carolina)'s return on equity of 6.48%.

Cathay General Bancorp has a consensus price target of $52.20, signalling upside risk potential of 4.23%. On the other hand First Bancorp (North Carolina) has an analysts' consensus of $58.75 which suggests that it could grow by 13.84%. Given that First Bancorp (North Carolina) has higher upside potential than Cathay General Bancorp, analysts believe First Bancorp (North Carolina) is more attractive than Cathay General Bancorp.

Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.879, which suggesting that the stock is 12.141% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison First Bancorp (North Carolina) has a beta of 0.901, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 9.869%.

Cathay General Bancorp has a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.72%. First Bancorp (North Carolina) offers a yield of 1.74% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share. Cathay General Bancorp pays 34.4% of its earnings as a dividend. First Bancorp (North Carolina) pays out 47.72% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Cathay General Bancorp quarterly revenues are $353M, which are larger than First Bancorp (North Carolina) quarterly revenues of $131.3M. Cathay General Bancorp's net income of $77.7M is higher than First Bancorp (North Carolina)'s net income of $20.3M. Notably, Cathay General Bancorp's price-to-earnings ratio is 11.55x while First Bancorp (North Carolina)'s PE ratio is 21.63x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Cathay General Bancorp is 2.56x versus 3.98x for First Bancorp (North Carolina). Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Western Alliance Bancorp. has a net margin of 22% compared to Cathay General Bancorp's net margin of 18.06%. Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity of 10.64% beat Western Alliance Bancorp.'s return on equity of 12.81%.

Cathay General Bancorp has a consensus price target of $52.20, signalling upside risk potential of 4.23%. On the other hand Western Alliance Bancorp. has an analysts' consensus of $100.50 which suggests that it could grow by 18.36%. Given that Western Alliance Bancorp. has higher upside potential than Cathay General Bancorp, analysts believe Western Alliance Bancorp. is more attractive than Cathay General Bancorp.

Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.879, which suggesting that the stock is 12.141% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Western Alliance Bancorp. has a beta of 1.368, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 36.812%.

Cathay General Bancorp has a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.72%. Western Alliance Bancorp. offers a yield of 1.84% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share. Cathay General Bancorp pays 34.4% of its earnings as a dividend. Western Alliance Bancorp. pays out 21.02% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Cathay General Bancorp quarterly revenues are $353M, which are smaller than Western Alliance Bancorp. quarterly revenues of $1.4B. Cathay General Bancorp's net income of $77.7M is lower than Western Alliance Bancorp.'s net income of $260.5M. Notably, Cathay General Bancorp's price-to-earnings ratio is 11.55x while Western Alliance Bancorp.'s PE ratio is 10.50x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Cathay General Bancorp is 2.56x versus 1.79x for Western Alliance Bancorp.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.