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Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) stock

Bank services , market cap $4.3B

$65.35
-0.03%

As of Tuesday's close · Live for Pro members at the open

Quality Score
14
Above Average
In its industry
#14of 168
Checks firing
8of 14
Trending up
From 52-week high
-3.4%
under its best in a year

CATY's Quality Score rose 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to 14. It closed near its high of the day (3 chart checks started).

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Why CATY rose on Oct 22

Up 6% on Oct 22, and still 8% over its Oct 21 close.

  • Its Oct 21 results: net income was $95.2M, from $92.2M the quarter before. It rose 6% on Oct 22.

Sources: Price history, Oct 22, 2026; Company release, Oct 21, 2026

1 more reason, free with an account →3 more reasons why CATY rose on Oct 22, from its filings, with the timeline and its peers, for Pro members.

Key facts on CATY

Key facts on CATY
The chartAbove every average
Latest filing8-K, Oct 21 Reported its quarterly results
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What moves banks

Rate gap, 10-year minus 2-year+0.25 pt-0.09 ptTue Nov 10in a week

The 10-year Treasury yield minus the 2-year. Banks pay deposit rates tied to the short end and lend at rates tied to the long end, so this gap is one measure of their lending spread.

U.S. Treasury, daily yield curve, Tue Nov 10. Change over the week.

Net interest margin, deposits, 10-year Treasury yield, and 5 more, for Pro members.

CATY catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed +1.9% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.

Why CATY scores 14

Above Averagefor quality, not price, 8 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means

  • +8Chart checks 8 of 14 firing right now, one point each
  • +4Long-term trend above a rising 200-⁠day average, near its 52-⁠week high, at a multi-⁠year high
  • Profit addsRead on the last four quarters against the four before, or the last full year where no quarters are filed.
  • Persistence adds

No effect today: Run-up, Size, Growth, Dilution, Volatility, Cash flow, News, and Insider trades.

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How CATY ranks in Banks

CATY is #14 of 168 by Quality Score.

How CATY ranks in Banks
RankStockQuality Score
14Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) logoCATYCathay General Bancorp14

Share count against a year before: CATY -3.2%, HOMB +1.4%, HOPE -0.3%, UCB -1.4%.

More in Banks

When does CATY report earnings, and what happens after?

Expected to report Thu Jan 21, after the close (in 72 days).

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

What CATY reported on Oct 21, 2026

The quarter

A profit of $1.43 a share.

“The increase was due primarily to an increase in interest income from loans and deposits with banks and partially offset by an increase in deposit interest expense.”

The quarter that ended Sep 30, from the company's press release

The press releaseThe filing on EDGAR

Where the sales came from

Where the quarter's sales came from
LineQ3
2026
Q2
2026
Q3
2025
By product
Asset Managementup 6.5%$6.6M37%$7.9M44%$6.2M27%

Each quarter's sales and their share of its total. Figures as filed (SEC filing, Nov 6)

4 more lines, for Pro members.

The outlook

No outlook figures read from this release.

In the company's words

  • “The higher provision primarily reflected strong loan growth and updated loss assumptions incorporating recent charge-off experience.”

From its results filing (SEC filing · Oct 21)

2 more sentences, for Pro members.

The numbers

Market value
$4.3B
today
Sales
$58.5M
up 9.2% on the year

EPS grew 9.6% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.

Pays $1.52 a share a year.

2 more figures, for Pro members.

No analyst estimates on Breakaway: every figure here is filed.

The whole report on CATY: every line of its sales, every outlook beside the one it replaced, and the company's words, for Pro members.

Close after the report, last 3

+2.7%+1.9%+6.0%
Apr 22Jul 22Oct 21
ReportedGapReaction5
days
Oct 21, 2026After close+0.8%+6.0%+6.7%
Jul 22, 2026After close+1.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Apr 22, 2026After close+1.2%+2.7%+1.9%

CATY closed higher after 3 of its last 4 reports.

All 4 reports, and CATY's Quality Score going into each

CATY sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew every year from 2018 to 2025, to $53.8M. It made a profit in each of the eight years.

CATY has 8 of 14 chart checks firing

Volume1 of 3 shown
Tight range1 of 3 shown
Buying1 of 3 shown
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CATY RSI today: 61.4, above its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

RSI 61.4, MACD above signal, above both averages. Not scored.

The deep dive on CATY

4 more findings on CATY, each with its source, for Pro members.

CATY insider trades

4 insiders sold $4.1M across 13 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest:

SellAlbert Sun$62KEVP, Chief Credit Officerat $64.95 on Oct 26, filed Oct 28

All 13 insider filings on CATY from the last six months, for Pro members.

All CATY insider trades

CATY trades by Congress and the executive branch

One trade disclosed in the last six months. The newest:

SellDonald Trump$15K to $50KPresident (R)traded Jul 29, disclosed Sep 22(55 days later)

See what Congress is buying across the market

CATY's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

10 more officers and directors file at CATY.

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Which ETFs hold CATY?

In ETFs: CATY is under 0.1% of VYM and under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Jul 31, 2026.

About Cathay General Bancorp

Cathay General Bancorp is a regional bank predominantly serving the Chinese-American community. The company's policy is to reach out and actively offer services to low-to-moderate income groups in the delineated branch service areas. It predominantly provides services such as checking and deposit, lines of credit, commercial and commercial real estate loans, merchant services and payment processing, treasury management services, international banking and financing services, and other customary banking services to individuals, professionals, and small to medium-sized businesses. Through its Wealth Management unit, the company also offers investment products and services, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, insurance, annuities, and advisory services.

1,268 employeesLos Angeles, CAcathaybank.com

What Cathay General Bancorp says it competes with

“Accordingly, the Bancorp faces the same competitive pressures as those expected by the Bank.”

From its annual report, SEC filing · Mar 2, 2026

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BreakawaySep 22Donald Trump sold CATY$15K to $50K, disclosed Sep 22

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As of Nov 10, 2026: CATY's Quality Score is 14 (Above Average), #14 of 168 in Banks. Insiders sold $4.1M in the last 6 months (Form 4).

What does CATY's Quality Score say?

CATY scores 14 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average. It is #14 of 168 in Banks by Quality Score, with 8 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 6% on Oct 22, and still 8% over its Oct 21 close. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is CATY's Quality Score?

CATY scores 14 today, which Breakaway calls Above Average (11 to 14). That is #14 of 168 in Banks by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind CATY's 14.

Are insiders buying CATY?

4 insiders sold $4.1M across 13 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market buys on record. The newest is Albert Sun, EVP, Chief Credit Officer, who sold $62K on Oct 26. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.

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