Regional bank Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) will be reporting results this Wednesday after market close. Here’s what to look for.
Cathay General Bancorp beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $221.2 million, up 11.7% year on year. It was a mixed quarter for the company, with a narrow beat of analysts’ net interest income estimates but a narrow beat of analysts’ EPS estimates.
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This quarter, the market is expecting Cathay General Bancorp’s revenue to grow 9.7% year on year, slowing from the 11.9% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business will stay the course heading into earnings. Cathay General Bancorp has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations.
Looking at Cathay General Bancorp’s peers in the regional banks segment, some have already reported their Q3 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. Washington Trust Bancorp delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 15%, beating analysts’ expectations by 4.1%, and Independent Bank reported revenues up 7.4%, topping estimates by 0.6%. Independent Bank traded up 3.6% following the results.
Read our full analysis of Washington Trust Bancorp’s results here and Independent Bank’s results here.
Over the last year or so, investors' attention has moved from one major market theme to the next, spanning AI disruption and surging infrastructure investment to geopolitical tensions, interest rates, and the health of the broader economy. While some of the regional banks stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 5.7% on average over the last month. Cathay General Bancorp is down 3% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $65 (compared to the current share price of $59.65).
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