Not a good buy right now for an impatient, near-term entry: the setup is bullish but already somewhat extended (RSI~68) and there are no Intellectia buy signals to justify chasing pre-market.
Risk/reward is only moderate at $52.47: upside to first resistance (R1 $54.04, ~+3%) versus a more meaningful pullback risk toward the pivot/support zone ($51.79 / $49.53).
Financial momentum is solid (Q4 2025 YoY growth in revenue, net income, EPS), but there are no near-term news catalysts and pattern-based stats point to a weak next-week bias.
Trend: Bullish structure with SMA_5 > SMA_20 > SMA_200, indicating an established uptrend.
Momentum: MACD histogram is positive (0.145) and expanding, supporting continued upside momentum.
Overbought/extension: RSI_6 at 67.673 is near the upper end of neutral (close to overbought), suggesting less attractive “buy now” timing.
Key levels: Pivot 51.786 (near-term line in the sand). Resistance at R1 54.041 then R2 55.434. Supports at S1 49.531 then S2 48.139.
Pattern-based expectation: Similar-pattern stats imply ~0.12% next day, -2.18% next week, +1.63% next month—near-term drift/pullback risk despite the uptrend.
Options Data
Bearish
Open Interest Put-Call Ratio
Bullish
Option Volume Put-Call Ratio
Open interest put/call ratio (1.24) leans defensive/bearish positioning (more puts than calls outstanding).
Option volume is essentially zero today (no meaningful real-time sentiment from flows).
Volatility: 30D IV 45.41 vs historical vol 36.52; IV percentile 42 / IV rank 14.49 suggests IV isn’t extremely elevated, but options are priced richer than realized volatility.
Technical Summary
Sell
3
Buy
10
Positive Catalysts
in revenue, net income, and EPS.
and breaks toward R1 (~54.04), the chart supports a continuation move.
Neutral/Negative Catalysts
No news in the last week, reducing the chance of an immediate catalyst-driven breakout.
Short-term “chase” risk: RSI near 68 suggests the stock may be a bit stretched for an impatient entry.
Options open-interest skew is put-heavy (PCR 1.24), which can reflect cautious sentiment/hedging.
Similar-pattern signal shows negative next-week bias (-2.18%), implying pullback risk in the near term.
Net income: $90.517M, +12.86% YoY (profit growth tracking revenue growth).
EPS: $1.33, +18.75% YoY (earnings growth outpacing net income, supportive of shareholder value).
Overall: Fundamentals are moving in the right direction, but the current question is timing—near-term entry looks less favorable than buying on a dip/confirmation.
Growth
Profitability
Efficiency
Analyst Ratings and Price Target Trends
No analyst rating or price target change data was provided, so the recent trend in Wall Street upgrades/downgrades and target revisions cannot be assessed from the dataset.
Wall Street pros/cons view: Not available here due to missing analyst coverage/target history in the provided data.
Influential/political trading: No recent congress trading data available (and no politician trading activity provided).
Wall Street analysts forecast CATY stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for CATY is 50.67 USD with a low forecast of 45 USD and a high forecast of 55 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
3 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast CATY stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for CATY is 50.67 USD with a low forecast of 45 USD and a high forecast of 55 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
0 Buy
2 Hold
1 Sell
Moderate Sell
Current: 53.450
Low
45
Averages
50.67
High
55
Current: 53.450
Low
45
Averages
50.67
High
55
DA Davidson
Neutral
maintain
$51 -> $52
AI Analysis
2025-10-23
Reason
DA Davidson
Price Target
$51 -> $52
AI Analysis
2025-10-23
maintain
Neutral
Reason
DA Davidson raised the firm's price target on Cathay General to $52 from $51 and keeps a Neutral rating on the shares. The company reported a solid quarter of net interest income growth and net interest margin expansion, although its loan loss provision also came in higher than expected, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
Keefe Bruyette
Kelly Motta
Market Perform
maintain
$53 -> $55
2025-10-22
Reason
Keefe Bruyette
Kelly Motta
Price Target
$53 -> $55
2025-10-22
maintain
Market Perform
Reason
Keefe Bruyette analyst Kelly Motta raised the firm's price target on Cathay General to $55 from $53 and keeps a Market Perform rating on the shares. Keefe is "not really" that concerned with credit, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
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