The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Cathay General Bancorp shares valued at $249,420 were sold by TANG ANTHONY M on Dec 04 ’25. At $49.88 per share, TANG ANTHONY M sold 5,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 176,283 shares worth approximately $8.98 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, TANG ANTHONY M sold 5,000 shares, netting a total of over 245,000 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $49.00 each, the insider now holds 181,283 shares.
Before that, TANG ANTHONY M had added 2,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $98,000, the Director bought Cathay General Bancorp shares for $49.00 each.
As published in a research note from Stephens on August 04, 2025, Cathay General Bancorp [CATY] has been rated down from an Overweight to an Equal-weight and the price target has been revised to $50. Analysts at Jefferies started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late May. As of December 09, 2024, Stephens has increased its “an Equal-weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for CATY. Earlier on November 06, 2023, Piper Sandler downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Underweight” for CATY stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing CATY Stock Performance
On last trading session, Cathay General Bancorp [NASDAQ: CATY] rose 3.41% to $50.95. The stock’s lowest price that day was $48.885, but it reached a high of $51.2 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.70%. Over the course of the year, Cathay General Bancorp shares have dropped approximately -0.95%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $51.20 on 12/10/25 and a 52-week low of $36.06 on 04/04/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Cathay General Bancorp (CATY)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 49.49, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 48.03. In the upper region, resistance lies at 51.81. The next price resistance is at 52.66. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 66.11 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Cathay General Bancorp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Cathay General Bancorp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-28 jumping by 0.22 million shares to 1.94 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 1.72 million shares. A jump of 11.51% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.03 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.03.
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In terms of Cathay General Bancorp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 51 in the next 12 months, up nearly 3.51% from the previous closing price of $49.27. Analysts anticipate Cathay General Bancorp stock to reach 52 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 50. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Cathay General Bancorp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 14, 2022, Stephens assigned a price target of “an Equal-weight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $45.
