NYSE:CATO Cato (CATO) Stock Price, News & Analysis $2.42 -0.06 (-2.42%) Closing price 04/25/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.48 +0.06 (+2.31%) As of 04/25/2025 08:00 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 Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Cato Stock (NYSE:CATO) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Cato alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$2.35▼$2.5850-Day Range$2.27▼$3.8852-Week Range$2.19▼$6.70Volume14,678 shsAverage Volume116,524 shsMarket Capitalization$48.59 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice TargetN/AConsensus RatingN/A Company OverviewThe Cato Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty retailer of fashion apparel and accessories primarily in the southeastern United States. It operates through two segments, Retail and Credit. The company's stores and e-commerce websites offer a range of apparel and accessories, including dressy, career, and casual sportswear; and dresses, coats, shoes, lingerie, costume jewelry, and handbags, as well as men's wear, and lines for kids and infants. It operates its stores and e-commerce websites under the Cato, Cato Fashions, Cato Plus, It's Fashion, It's Fashion Metro, and Versona names. It also provides credit card services to its customers, as well as layaway plans for customers. The Cato Corporation was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.Read More… Cato Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks15th Percentile Overall ScoreCATO MarketRank™: Cato scored higher than 15% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 205th out of 214 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's OpinionN/AAnalyst RatingN/A Consensus RatingThere is not enough analysis data for Cato. Earnings and Valuation0.6 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Cato is -1.75, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Cato is -1.75, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCato has a P/B Ratio of 0.26. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Cato's valuation and earnings. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted3.53% of the float of Cato has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCato has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.1.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Cato has recently increased by 33.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldCato does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthCato does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Read more about Cato's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted3.53% of the float of Cato has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCato has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.1.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Cato has recently increased by 33.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media2.2 / 5News Sentiment0.00 News SentimentCato has a news sentiment score of 0.00. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.93 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Cato this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.Search Interest3 people have searched for CATO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. MarketBeat Follows3 people have added Cato to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Cato insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders16.58% of the stock of Cato is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by Institutions61.10% of the stock of Cato is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Cato's insider trading history. Receive CATO Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Cato and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address CATO Stock News HeadlinesNYC man filmed abuse of child, sent it to friends: court documentsApril 26 at 9:53 AM | msn.comMan Convicted of Fatally Torturing Child May Spend Life in PrisonApril 26 at 9:53 AM | nytimes.comClaim Your FREE Protection GuideIn the final days of his first term, Trump quietly left open an "off the books" wealth-protection loophole hidden in the 6,871 pages of the IRS Tax Code... And since then, "in the know" patriots have quietly used this same "Trump loophole" to shield their life savings from the economic chaos. But with Trump now forcefully bringing back millions of manufacturing jobs from Mexico, China, and the entire BRICS anti-dollar coalition...April 26, 2025 | American Alternative (Ad)Cato: Buttered Cat - Official Nintendo Switch and PS5 Launch TrailerApril 26 at 9:53 AM | msn.comSadistic fiend who tortured helpless 10-year-old to death in NYC house of horrors sentenced for murderApril 26 at 9:53 AM | nypost.comFrom friction to flow: Why Swissport scrapped its VPN maze for Cato’s SASE platformApril 25 at 4:39 AM | venturebeat.comBBC Antiques Roadshow guest politely nods as 'beautiful' inherited bird cage worth fortuneApril 25 at 4:39 AM | mirror.co.ukCato-Meridian welcomes new superintendent from Hannibal CSDApril 24 at 6:38 PM | msn.comSee More Headlines CATO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CATO shares performed this year? Cato's stock was trading at $3.90 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, CATO shares have decreased by 37.9% and is now trading at $2.42. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Cato's earnings last quarter? The Cato Co. (NYSE:CATO) released its earnings results on Thursday, March, 20th. The specialty retailer reported ($0.74) earnings per share for the quarter. The specialty retailer earned $155.29 million during the quarter. Cato had a negative net margin of 4.11% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.41%. How do I buy shares of Cato? Shares of CATO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Cato own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cato investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), Home Depot (HD), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX) and Walmart (WMT). Company Calendar Last Earnings3/20/2025Today4/26/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)5/22/2025Fiscal Year End1/31/2026Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry Womens' clothing stores Sub-IndustryApparel Retail Current SymbolNYSE:CATO CIK18255 Webwww.catofashions.com Phone(704) 554-8510Fax704-551-7594Employees7,500Year Founded1946Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($0.98) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$-23,940,000.00 Net Margins-4.11% Pretax Margin-2.23% Return on Equity-14.41% Return on Assets-5.95% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio1.36 Quick Ratio0.73 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$649.81 million Price / Sales0.07 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value$9.35 per share Price / Book0.26Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares20,078,000Free Float17,133,000Market Cap$48.59 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.65 Social Links Elon Musk's Next MoveExplore Elon Musk’s boldest ventures yet—from AI and autonomy to space colonization—and find out how investors can ride the next wave of innovation.Get This Free Report This page (NYSE:CATO) was last updated on 4/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s tariffs just split the AI market in twoTrump’s tariff just split the AI market – among others – in two. 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