* Cathay General Bancorp CATY.OQ reported quarterly
adjusted
earnings of 99 cents per share for the quarter ended in
December. The mean expectation of five analysts for the quarter
was for earnings of 92 cents per share.
* Revenue rose 15.9% to $175.26 million from a year ago;
analysts
expected $166.02 million.
* Cathay General Bancorp's reported EPS for the quarter was
98
cents.
* The mean earnings estimate of analysts had risen by
about 0.6%
in the last three months.
* In the last 30 days there have been no negative revisions
of
earnings estimates
* Cathay General Bancorp shares had risen by 2.5% this
quarter.
* The company reported quarterly net income of $75.33
million.
* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Cathay
General
Bancorp is $46.00
* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold"
and
the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy," 4
"hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell."
This summary was machine generated January 28 at 12:06 a.m.
All figures in US dollars unless otherwise stated