Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for Cathay General Bancorp (CATY)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ: CATY):

• 11/16/2025 – Cathay General Bancorp was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 11/13/2025 – Cathay General Bancorp had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/8/2025 – Cathay General Bancorp was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 11/7/2025 – Cathay General Bancorp was downgraded by analysts at Weiss Ratings from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating.
• 10/23/2025 – Cathay General Bancorp had its price target raised by analysts at DA Davidson from $51.00 to $52.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/22/2025 – Cathay General Bancorp had its price target raised by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $53.00 to $55.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 10/11/2025 – Cathay General Bancorp was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 10/8/2025 – Cathay General Bancorp had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 9/27/2025 – Cathay General Bancorp had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 9/26/2025 – Cathay General Bancorp was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Chang Liu sold 5,165 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.24, for a total value of $238,829.60. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 108,478 shares in the company, valued at $5,016,022.72. This represents a 4.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Thomas M. Lo sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.83, for a total transaction of $46,830.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 3,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $140,490. This represents a 25.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 4.85% of the company’s stock.

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. The company offers various deposit products, including passbook accounts, checking accounts, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, and public funds deposits.