RBB Bancorp (RBB) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, CATY or RBB?

Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RBB Bancorp has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CATY or RBB?

Cathay General Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $50.17, suggesting a potential upside of 2.95%. RBB Bancorp has a consensus price target of $21.67, suggesting a potential upside of 18.01%. Given RBB Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe RBB Bancorp is more favorable than Cathay General Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cathay General Bancorp	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
RBB Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is CATY or RBB a better dividend stock?

Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. RBB Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Cathay General Bancorp pays out 34.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RBB Bancorp pays out 55.2% 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.

Is CATY or RBB more profitable?

Cathay General Bancorp has a net margin of 20.55% compared to RBB Bancorp's net margin of 9.16%. Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity of 10.23% beat RBB Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cathay General Bancorp	20.55%	10.23%	1.25%
RBB Bancorp	9.16%	4.10%	0.53%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CATY or RBB?

75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.1% of RBB Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of RBB Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor CATY or RBB?

In the previous week, Cathay General Bancorp had 6 more articles in the media than RBB Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp and 1 mentions for RBB Bancorp. Cathay General Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat RBB Bancorp's score of 0.93 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
RBB Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CATY or RBB?

Cathay General Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than RBB Bancorp. Cathay General Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RBB Bancorp, 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	2.46	$285.98M	$3.96	12.31
RBB Bancorp	$232M	1.40	$26.67M	$1.16	15.83

Summary

Cathay General Bancorp beats RBB Bancorp on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.