CATO

NYSE Cato Corporation Class A
Oct 8, 2026 · 6:31 PM ET LAST TRADE Market Closed

$2.38 ↑ +0.00 (+0.00%) Trading Up from the previous close of $2.38, $0.08 below the day’s high of $2.46

YTD change
-22.98%
vs 20-day SMA
-1.39%
vs 200-day SMA
-21.26%

Price ranges

Previous day
$2.35 $2.39
open $2.39 close $2.37
-$0.02 (-0.84%)
Today
$2.32 $2.46
open $2.34 now $2.38
+$0.04 (+1.71%)
Past week
$2.35 $2.44
from $2.39 now $2.38
-$0.01 (-0.42%)
Past month
$2.30 $2.57
from $2.48 now $2.38
-$0.10 (-4.03%)
This year
$2.30 $3.78
from $3.09 now $2.38
-$0.71 (-22.98%)

Price & Performance

-0.73 (-23.55%) / 6M

$2.23$2.77$3.32$3.86Apr 8Jul 9Oct 7

Signals & Sentiment

Momentum, market sentiment, and recent alerts

Not So Good
  • The stock is 93.5% away from all-time highs of $36.64
  • CATO is down 23% since the beginning of the year
  • CATO is down 45% over the past 12 months
  • CATO is down 4% over the past 1 month
  • 2% of all CATO investors are betting against CATO
  • Number of investors short CATO has gone up 0% versus last month

CATO reads not so good: price sits below both the 20- and 200-day averages, short interest is rising month over month, the 12-month move is -45.3%.

Financial Strength

Earnings, valuation, and balance sheet

Earnings

Profitable Yes
EPS $0.0577
Earnings momentum N/A Quarterly EPS growth
Quarterly change N/A

Valuation

P/E ratio N/A
Enterprise value $87.2M
Beta -0.03

Balance sheet & scale

IncomeN/A
Revenue$643.7M
Cash$96.4M
Debt$138.6K
Income / Debt N/A

Company & Peers

Company profile and competitor comparison

Company profile

ExchangeNYSE
Sector Retail Trade
Market cap $47.4M

The Cato Corp. engages in the operation of apparel and accessories specialty stores. It operates through the Retail and Credit segments. The Retail segment includes the retailing of women’s apparel, shoes, and accessories. The Credit segment offers credit card and credit authorization services. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

Competitor comparison

TickerCompany PriceChange
IDEXY Industria de Diseno Textil, S.A. Unsponsored ADR $14.85 -1.20%
TJX TJX Companies Inc $138.80 +1.29%
FRCOY FAST RETAILING CO., LTD. Unsponsored ADR $47.20 -1.28%
CHDRF Christian Dior SE $472.92 +6.21%
ROST Ross Stores, Inc. $225.53 +0.59%

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