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Cato Corp
$3.13 -0.18 (-5.44%) At close · Jul 8
Market Cap
$62.47M
Shares
19,958,858

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$3.13 Open$3.26 Day$2.94–3.26 52W$2.59–4.92 Avg vol 30d62K Short int430K · 2.2% float · 4.3d Short vol44% Last earningsMay 26, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 28
Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Very High
Market backdrop VIX 16.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.86
Technical
price trend
Sell
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −6%
below
Price vs 50-day avg +0%
above
RSI (14) 45
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 23%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
Very Weak
1-month return −3%
trailing
6-month return −10%
trailing
YTD return +1%
this year
Relative strength −18%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Bullish
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $3 › 200d $3 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+2% holders QoQ · +6 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Falling
2.15% of float · ▼ -11.4% MoM · 4.3 days cover
Volume signal Reversal watch
High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
Institution breadth Multi-yr low
46 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
Squeeze score 43
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Strong
Revenue growth +1%
Y/Y
EPS growth +68%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $-5.2M
Balance sheet $16.8M
net cash
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very High
Volatility 63%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −44%
past year
ATR 6.6%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Up next
Next earnings call
Aug 25, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 7 wks
FQ2-27 quarter ends
~Jul 30, 2026 Est
filed May 28, 2026

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
2 · 3 · 1
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−6% Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
+0% Bullish
RSI (14)
45 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
23% Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $3 › 200d $3 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+2% holders QoQ · +6 funds added
Insider flow Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest Falling
2.15% of float · ▼ -11.4% MoM · 4.3 days cover
Volume signal Reversal watch
High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
Institution breadth Multi-yr low
46 holders — near 3-yr low, contrarian setup
Price context
position in its 52-week range
52-wk low $3 Now $3 · 23% 52-wk high $5
vs 200-day avg -6% vs 50-day avg +0%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
Metric Latest Period YoY
Same-store sales 4% full year

Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

Versus peers

Apparel Retail — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
CATO
Cato Corp
this stock
$62.47M +1.3% +0.6% 2.2%
IDEXF
Industria de Diseno Textil Inditex SA / ADR
$191.13B -7.5% 0.0%
TJX
Tjx Companies Inc /De/
$168.79B -0.3% +11.6% 29.7 1.6%
ROST
Ross Stores, Inc.
$69.84B +21.1% +7.7% 30.4 3.3%
BURL
Burlington Stores, Inc.
$19.96B +9.8% +8.8% 32.6 4.0%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
46
% held
32.8%
Net QoQ
+105.4K sh
Top holder
Aldebaran Capital, LLC
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
40
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Falling
Shares short
429.8K
Days to cover
4.3d
Change
-55.6K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
44%
As of
Jul 8, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
147
Value
$451
As of
May 27, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
100.0%
Week of
May 4, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$653.8M
Net income (FY)
$-5.9M
EPS diluted
$-0.31
View
Buybacks
Remaining
shares 680.7K
View
Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
10-Q
Filed
May 28, 2026
This year
6
View
Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
May 26, 2026
View

Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
CATO -3.4% -3.1% -10.1% -3.4% +1.3%
SPY -0.2% +0.8% +7.4% -0.2% +9.3%
vs SPY -3.2% -3.9% -17.5% -3.2% -8.0%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.17 / share · ex Sep 16, 2024
Paid (TTM)
$0.00 / share · 0 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
· no payout in the trailing year
Buyback program · as of Jan 31, 2026
Authorized
Spent (derived)
Remaining
shares 680,740

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

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