Heritage Financial (HFWA) Competitors $24.15 -0.08 (-0.33%) Closing price 03/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.14 0.00 (-0.02%) As of 03/25/2025 05:32 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HFWA vs. CATY, FIBK, CBU, FBP, HTLF, INDB, BOH, CVBF, TOWN, and SFNCShould you be buying Heritage Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Heritage Financial include Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK), Community Bank System (CBU), First BanCorp. (FBP), Heartland Financial USA (HTLF), Independent Bank (INDB), Bank of Hawaii (BOH), CVB Financial (CVBF), TowneBank (TOWN), and Simmons First National (SFNC). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. Heritage Financial vs. Cathay General Bancorp First Interstate BancSystem Community Bank System First BanCorp. Heartland Financial USA Independent Bank Bank of Hawaii CVB Financial TowneBank Simmons First National Heritage Financial (NASDAQ:HFWA) and Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk and analyst recommendations. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HFWA or CATY? 78.3% of Heritage Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Heritage Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate HFWA or CATY? Heritage Financial presently has a consensus price target of $25.67, suggesting a potential upside of 6.28%. Cathay General Bancorp has a consensus price target of $50.80, suggesting a potential upside of 15.51%. Given Cathay General Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cathay General Bancorp is more favorable than Heritage Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Heritage Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Cathay General Bancorp 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Does the MarketBeat Community favor HFWA or CATY? Heritage Financial received 4 more outperform votes than Cathay General Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.96% of users gave Heritage Financial an outperform vote while only 57.87% of users gave Cathay General Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHeritage FinancialOutperform Votes33557.96% Underperform Votes24342.04% Cathay General BancorpOutperform Votes33157.87% Underperform Votes24142.13% Is HFWA or CATY a better dividend stock? Heritage Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Heritage Financial pays out 77.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cathay General Bancorp pays out 34.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Heritage Financial has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Heritage Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has better earnings & valuation, HFWA or CATY? Cathay General Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Heritage Financial. Cathay General Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Heritage Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHeritage Financial$216.84M3.79$43.26M$1.2419.48Cathay General Bancorp$729.72M4.24$285.98M$3.9611.11 Does the media refer more to HFWA or CATY? In the previous week, Heritage Financial and Heritage Financial both had 8 articles in the media. Cathay General Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Heritage Financial's score of 0.71 indicating that Cathay General Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Heritage Financial 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cathay General Bancorp 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is HFWA or CATY more profitable? Cathay General Bancorp has a net margin of 20.57% compared to Heritage Financial's net margin of 13.64%. Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity of 10.70% beat Heritage Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Heritage Financial13.64% 7.17% 0.87% Cathay General Bancorp 20.57%10.70%1.29% Which has more volatility and risk, HFWA or CATY? Heritage Financial has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCathay General Bancorp beats Heritage Financial on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Heritage Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HFWA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HFWA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHeritage FinancialSavings institutions, except federal IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$820.88M$443.30M$11.48B$8.30BDividend Yield4.06%2.29%5.57%4.02%P/E Ratio19.4821.1922.8719.25Price / Sales3.793.8825.7294.31Price / Cash12.5021.3717.6134.64Price / Book0.960.922.804.46Net Income$43.26M-$21.83M$1.03B$247.07M7 Day Performance2.03%-0.32%1.17%1.77%1 Month Performance-1.35%-3.07%496.64%-3.31%1 Year Performance32.18%16.51%540.12%5.26% Heritage Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HFWAHeritage Financial3.3233 of 5 stars$24.15-0.3%$25.67+6.3%+31.0%$820.88M$216.84M19.48830CATYCathay General Bancorp3.9392 of 5 stars$43.98+1.4%$50.80+15.5%+17.7%$3.09B$729.72M11.111,246Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeFIBKFirst Interstate BancSystem4.4911 of 5 stars$29.14+1.0%$36.14+24.0%+11.2%$3.05B$999.70M13.313,585Positive NewsCBUCommunity Bank System4.7938 of 5 stars$57.11-0.2%$71.00+24.3%+28.3%$3.01B$746.30M16.602,849News CoveragePositive NewsFBPFirst BanCorp.3.8541 of 5 stars$18.29+0.1%$22.40+22.5%+14.6%$3.00B$905.08M10.103,168Positive NewsHTLFHeartland Financial USA0.8994 of 5 stars$64.67-2.2%$49.50-23.5%+93.0%$2.77B$932.87M36.132,000Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeINDBIndependent Bank4.5605 of 5 stars$64.13+0.7%$79.00+23.2%+26.9%$2.73B$683.11M14.191,787Dividend IncreaseAnalyst UpgradePositive NewsBOHBank of Hawaii3.5259 of 5 stars$68.72+0.9%$73.00+6.2%+15.4%$2.73B$632.34M19.861,899Positive NewsCVBFCVB Financial3.5982 of 5 stars$18.78flat$22.20+18.2%+11.2%$2.62B$475.92M13.041,107Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsTOWNTowneBank3.9822 of 5 stars$34.81+0.8%$40.50+16.3%+29.6%$2.61B$692.51M16.192,784Positive NewsSFNCSimmons First National4.7817 of 5 stars$20.63+1.2%$23.33+13.1%+11.3%$2.60B$208.50M17.053,007Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cathay General Bancorp Competitors First Interstate BancSystem Competitors Community Bank System Competitors First BanCorp. 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