The Cato Corporation

CATO · NYSE · Stock · Consumer Cyclical
$2.32
-0.85% today
Delayed price,

What The Cato does

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. It also provides credit card services and layaway plans for customers. The Cato Corporation was incorporated in 1946 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Key facts

Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Industry
Apparel Retail
Market cap
$46.2M
P/E (ttm)
—
Forward P/E
1.8
Dividend yield
0.00%
Beta
0.56
Profit margin
-0.9%
Employees
6,700
Headquarters
Charlotte, NC, United States
Exchange
NYSE

Performance

1 Month
-7.6%
3 Months
-27.7%
6 Months
-16.8%
1 Year
-40.4%
5 Years
-85.9%
$2.3052-week range$4.59
Biggest setback — last 12 months
-45.7%
20 Oct 2025 → 12 Oct 2026
Fell from $4.27 to $2.32 — its sharpest sustained decline this year.
Biggest run-up — last 12 months
+26.6%
23 Mar 2026 → 6 Jul 2026
Ran from $2.74 to $3.47 — its strongest sustained advance this year.

Price outlook — trend & volatility model

▼ Trend: Downtrend
Price is below its 20-, 50- and 200-day averages, each stacked below the next — a classic technical downtrend structure.
HorizonBear case (−1σ)Base caseBull case (+1σ)
1 Month$1.98 (-14.7%)$2.32$2.72 (+17.3%)
3 Months$1.76 (-24.1%)$2.32$3.06 (+31.8%)
6 Months$1.57 (-32.3%)$2.32$3.43 (+47.8%)
12 Months$1.33 (-42.5%)$2.32$4.03 (+73.8%)
Statistical, not machine-learning: a random-walk (no assumed drift) volatility model built from this ticker's own realized price history, plus a purely descriptive moving-average trend read. Illustrative only — not a price target and not financial advice. The bear and bull cases sit one standard deviation (1σ) below and above today's price, a range that covers about 68% of the outcomes the model treats as plausible, not a 68% chance of either case. Annualized volatility used: 55.3%, blended from this ticker's own 3-month and 1-year realized price history. Base case is deliberately flat — this quantifies a possible range, not a directional prediction. See the full model, including wider (≈95%) bands →

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Recent insider activity

Acquired 2,000 shares — Drew Theresa J, Director · 2025-06-06
Acquired 2,000 shares — DAVIES PAMELA LEWIS, Director · 2025-06-06
Acquired 2,000 shares — HENSON THOMAS B, Director · 2025-06-06
Acquired 2,000 shares — KENNEDY, III BRYAN F, Director · 2025-06-06
Acquired 2,000 shares — STOWE DANIEL HARDING, Director · 2025-06-06
Source: SEC Form 4 filings. An "acquired" entry with no price is typically a stock award or option exercise rather than an open-market purchase. Search all insider trades →

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