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The Cato Corporation (CATO)
5.18  0.07 (1.37%)    07-26 16:00
Open: 5.18
High: 5.22
Volume: 48,852
  
Pre. Close: 5.11
Low: 5.095
Market Cap: 97(M)
Technical analysis
2024-07-26 4:43:04 PM
Short term     
Mid term     
Targets 6-month :  6.87 1-year :  7.45
Resists First :  5.88 Second :  6.38
Pivot price 5.22
Supports First :  5.09 Second :  4.23
MAs MA(5) :  5.18 MA(20) :  5.23
MA(100) :  5.49 MA(250) :  6.54
MACD MACD :  -0.2 Signal :  -0.2
%K %D K(14,3) :  17.6 D(3) :  20.6
RSI RSI(14): 44
52-week High :  8.77 Low :  4.55
Price, MAs and Bollinger Bands

Price has closed below its short-term moving average. Short-term moving average is currently below mid-term; and below long-term moving average. From the relationship between price and moving averages: This stock is BEARISH in short-term; and NEUTRAL in mid-long term.
[ CATO ] has closed above bottom band by 38.8%. Bollinger Bands are 59% narrower than normal. The narrow width of the bands suggests low volatility as compared to its normal range. The bands have been in this narrow range for 5 bars. This is a sign that the market may be about to initiate a new trend.

Stock Price Prediction
If tomorrow: Open lower Open higher
High: 5.22 - 5.25 5.25 - 5.27
Low: 5.03 - 5.06 5.06 - 5.09
Close: 5.13 - 5.18 5.18 - 5.22
Company Description

The Cato Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty retailer of fashion apparel and accessories primarily in the southeastern United States. It operates through two segments, Retail and Credit. The company's stores and e-commerce websites offer a range of apparel and accessories, including dressy, career, and casual sportswear; and dresses, coats, shoes, lingerie, costume jewelry, and handbags, as well as men's wear, and lines for kids and infants. It operates its stores and e-commerce websites under the Cato, Cato Fashions, Cato Plus, It's Fashion, It's Fashion Metro, and Versona names. As of January 29, 2022, the company operated 1,311 stores in 32 states. It also provides credit card services to its customers, as well as layaway plans for customers who agree to make periodic payments. The company was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Headline News

Mon, 22 Jul 2024
Empowered Funds LLC Acquires 2,975 Shares of The Cato Co. (NYSE:CATO) - Defense World

Sat, 20 Jul 2024
Cato sees sales slump 11% in April but puts brakes on decline in Q1 - Fashion Network

Mon, 01 Jul 2024
The Cato Corporation's (NYSE:CATO) recent 10% pullback adds to one-year year losses, institutional owners may take drastic measures - Simply Wall St

Mon, 10 Jun 2024
Outlook Robust for Beaten-Down, 10.9%-Yield Cato Stock - Income Investors

Fri, 07 Jun 2024
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights NVIDIA, Tesla, Linde, Servotronics and The Cato - Yahoo Finance

Fri, 31 May 2024
What The Cato Corporation's (NYSE:CATO) 27% Share Price Gain Is Not Telling You - Simply Wall St

Financial Analysis
Price to Book Value:
P/BV, a ratio used to compare book value to its current market price, to gauge whether a stock is valued properly.
Outperform
Price to Earnings:
PE, the ratio for valuing a company that measures its current share price relative to its earnings per share (EPS).
Outperform
Discounted cash flow:
DCF, a valuation method used to estimate the value of an investment based on its expected future cash flows.
Underperform
Return on Assets:
ROA, indicates how profitable a company is in relation to its total assets, how efficiently uses assets to generate a profit.
Outperform
Return on Equity:
ROE, a measure of financial performance calculated by dividing net income by equity. a gauge of profitability and efficiency.
Outperform
Debt to Equity:
evaluate financial leverage, reflects the ability of equity to cover outstanding debts in the event of a business downturn.
Underperform
Stock Basics & Statistics
Exchange:
NYSE
Sector:
Consumer Cyclical
Industry:
Apparel - Retail
Shares Out 19 (M)
Shares Float 15 (M)
Held by Insiders 9.6 (%)
Held by Institutions 51.6 (%)
Shares Short 1,030 (K)
Shares Short P.Month 1,360 (K)
Stock Financials
EPS -0.86
EPS Est Next Qtrly 0
EPS Est This Year 0
EPS Est Next Year 0
Book Value (p.s.) 10.22
Profit Margin -2.6 %
Operating Margin 3.2 %
Return on Assets (ttm) -2.4 %
Return on Equity (ttm) -8.3 %
Qtrly Rev. Growth -7.9 %
Gross Profit (p.s.) 0
Sales Per Share 36.88
EBITDA (p.s.) -0.56
Qtrly Earnings Growth 147.3 %
Operating Cash Flow -4 (M)
Levered Free Cash Flow -15 (M)
Stock Valuations
PE Ratio -6.1
PEG Ratio 0
Price to Book value 0.5
Price to Sales 0.14
Price to Cash Flow -26.24
Stock Dividends
Dividend 0.17
Forward Dividend 0
Dividend Yield 3.2%
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