Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Competitors

Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) and First Horizon (NYSE:FHN) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and earnings.

Is CATY or FHN more profitable?

Cathay General Bancorp has a net margin of 20.57% compared to First Horizon's net margin of 15.38%. Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity of 10.70% beat First Horizon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cathay General Bancorp	20.57%	10.70%	1.29%
First Horizon	15.38%	10.10%	1.07%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CATY or FHN?

First Horizon has higher revenue and earnings than Cathay General Bancorp. Cathay General Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Horizon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cathay General Bancorp	$729.72M	4.26	$285.98M	$3.96	11.17
First Horizon	$3.10B	3.31	$775M	$1.36	14.64

Which has more risk and volatility, CATY or FHN?

Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Horizon has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CATY or FHN?

First Horizon received 175 more outperform votes than Cathay General Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.87% of users gave Cathay General Bancorp an outperform vote while only 54.53% of users gave First Horizon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Cathay General Bancorp	Outperform Votes 331 57.87%	Underperform Votes 241 42.13%
First Horizon	Outperform Votes 506 54.53%	Underperform Votes 422 45.47%

Do analysts prefer CATY or FHN?

Cathay General Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $50.80, indicating a potential upside of 14.84%. First Horizon has a consensus target price of $22.23, indicating a potential upside of 11.64%. Given Cathay General Bancorp's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cathay General Bancorp is more favorable than First Horizon.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cathay General Bancorp	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
First Horizon	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the media favor CATY or FHN?

In the previous week, First Horizon had 1 more articles in the media than Cathay General Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for First Horizon and 8 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp. First Horizon's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Cathay General Bancorp's score of 0.96 indicating that First Horizon is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cathay General Bancorp	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Horizon	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CATY or FHN a better dividend stock?

Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Cathay General Bancorp pays out 34.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Horizon pays out 44.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Cathay General Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CATY or FHN?

75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.3% of First Horizon shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of First Horizon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cathay General Bancorp beats First Horizon on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.