CATYCathay General Bancorp

$64.30+45% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in an uptrend.

1 good, 2 neutral
TrendUptrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Price is +14% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$2.3M (90 days to Oct 22, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 22, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 22, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest5.1% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Moderately shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 13% since the previous count, up from 3.8% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnbetter than 81% of the market
vs 200-day avgbetter than 79% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How CATY is trading

Cathay General Bancorp is +45% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 29 points ahead of the market.

+45%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
+14%

vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend

RSI (14)
70

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
0.97%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$36.01 – $64.93 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$64.30
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
+5.2%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+45%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+80%
vs 50-day average$61.48
+4.6%
52-week high
$64.93
52-week low
$44.23
Annualised volatility
28%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$5.2M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+35%
2025+4.6%
2024+10%
2023+13%
2022−2.1%
2021+38%
2020−12%
2019+17%
2018−18%
2017+13%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan106 of 10+2.1%
Feb104 of 10+0.22%
Mar102 of 10−7.1%
Apr105 of 10+1.3%
May106 of 10+0.47%
Jun106 of 10+2.3%
Jul117 of 11+4.0%
Aug117 of 11+0.47%
Sep113 of 11−1.2%
Oct117 of 11+2.8%
Nov1010 of 10+8.6%
Dec106 of 10+1.2%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.