Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders believe in CATY or FHN?

75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.3% of First Horizon shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of First Horizon shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CATY or FHN?

First Horizon received 174 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 54.48% 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 505 54.48%	Underperform Votes 422 45.52%

Does the media prefer CATY or FHN?

In the previous week, First Horizon had 1 more articles in the media than Cathay General Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for First Horizon and 7 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp. Cathay General Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat First Horizon's score of 0.56 indicating that Cathay General Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cathay General Bancorp	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Horizon	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CATY or FHN?

Cathay General Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $50.80, indicating a potential upside of 10.81%. First Horizon has a consensus price target of $22.04, indicating a potential upside of 5.71%. 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)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

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%

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 3.0%. First Horizon pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. 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.

Which has better 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	$1.39B	2.35	$285.98M	$3.96	11.58
First Horizon	$5.03B	2.20	$775M	$1.36	15.33

Which has more volatility & risk, CATY or FHN?

Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Horizon has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cathay General Bancorp beats First Horizon on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.