Piper Sandler Reiterates Underweight Rating on Cathay General Bancorp (CATY)

Market Context

Cathay General Bancorp operates in the Financial Services sector. The stock currently trades at $62.56 with a market capitalization of $3.4B. The stock has gained 29.6% over the past 52 weeks.

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Recent Analyst Activity for Cathay General Bancorp

Among the 10 most recent ratings: 0 Buy, 8 Hold, 2 Sell.

Date	Firm	Rating	Price Target
Jul 27, 2026	Piper Sandler	Underweight	N/A
Jul 23, 2026	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Market Perform	N/A
Jul 23, 2026	DA Davidson	Neutral	N/A
Jul 23, 2026	Stephens & Co.	Equal-Weight	N/A
Apr 27, 2026	Piper Sandler	Underweight	N/A

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