Triumph Financial (TFIN) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend CATY or TFIN?

Cathay General Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $49.71, suggesting a potential downside of 0.87%. Triumph Financial has a consensus target price of $70.75, suggesting a potential upside of 17.61%. Given Triumph Financial's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Triumph Financial 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Triumph Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is CATY or TFIN more profitable?

Cathay General Bancorp has a net margin of 21.44% compared to Triumph Financial's net margin of 2.75%. Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity of 10.39% beat Triumph Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cathay General Bancorp	21.44%	10.39%	1.27%
Triumph Financial	2.75%	1.79%	0.25%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CATY or TFIN?

75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.1% of Triumph Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Triumph Financial shares are owned 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.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CATY or TFIN?

Cathay General Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Triumph Financial. Cathay General Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Triumph Financial, 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	2.49	$285.98M	$4.14	12.11
Triumph Financial	$419.01M	3.41	$16.09M	$0.44	136.73

Does the media favor CATY or TFIN?

In the previous week, Cathay General Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than Triumph Financial. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp and 5 mentions for Triumph Financial. Cathay General Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Triumph Financial's score of 1.37 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Triumph Financial	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, CATY or TFIN?

Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Triumph Financial has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cathay General Bancorp beats Triumph Financial on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.