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24.59 (1y: -15%)
Market Cap 708.74 M P/E(ttm) 11.60
Enterprise Value 520.1 M P/B 2.09
CATO- NYSE (USA)
Cato Corporation
  • Currently 3/5
Business Predictability Rank: 3-Star (On Watch)
Back Testing Results:
Average gain of all 3-Star stocks: 8.2% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 11%.
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Key Ratios

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Market Cap $M709Revenue $M944Net Margin (%)6.5Z-Score5.9
Enterprise Value $M520EPS $2.1Operating Margin %10.1F-Score4
P/E(ttm))11.6Cash Flow Per Share $3.2Pre-tax Margin (%)10.5Higher ROA y-yY
Price/Book2.110-y EBITDA Growth Rate %8.6Quick Ratio1.9Cash flow > EarningsY
Price/Sales0.85-y EBITDA Growth Rate %15.3Current Ratio3.0Lower Leverage y-yN
Price/Cash Flow9.3y-y EBITDA Growth Rate %-2.4ROA % (ttm)11.6Higher Current Ratio y-yN
Dividend Yield %3.3Insider Buy (3m)1ROE % (ttm)17.9Less Shares Outstanding y-yN
Payout Ratio %40.0Shares Outstanding M29.3ROI % (ttm)16.3Gross Margin Increase y-yN

Gurus Latest Trades with CATO

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Number of guru portfolios checked: 80. The trades of Premium Gurus are not included unless they are in your Personalized List

Total Records: 14
TickerGuruDate Action
 Impactdown Price Range
(Average)* 		Current Price Change from Average Comment Current Shares
CATOJoel Greenblatt 2013-03-31 Buy 0.04%$24.1 - $27.66
($26.18)		 $ 24.59-6%New holding, 30307 sh.30,307
CATOMeridian Funds 2012-12-31 Buy 0.02%$26.08 - $30.45
($28.55)		 $ 24.59-14%New holding, 18500 sh.18,500
CATOJoel Greenblatt 2012-09-30 Sold Out -0.02%$27.5 - $31.75
($29.6)		 $ 24.59-17%Sold Out0
CATOJoel Greenblatt 2012-06-30 Add$26.82 - $30.26
($28.33)		 $ 24.59-13%Add 28.73%9,639
CATOJoel Greenblatt 2012-03-31 Reduce-0.07%$23.63 - $29.19
($24.96)		 $ 24.59-2%Reduce -76.83%7,488
CATOJoel Greenblatt 2011-09-30 Add0.06%$22.79 - $30.74
($26.01)		 $ 24.59-6%Add 78.34%36,645
CATOJoel Greenblatt 2011-06-30 Reduce-0.07%$24.12 - $29.38
($26.14)		 $ 24.59-6%Reduce -30.94%20,548
CATOJoel Greenblatt 2011-03-31 Buy 0.22%$23.03 - $27.87
($24.62)		 $ 24.590%New holding, 29752 sh.29,752
CATOJoel Greenblatt 2008-12-31 Sold Out $11.85 - $15.34
($13.6)		 $ 24.5981%Sold Out0
CATOJoel Greenblatt 2008-09-30 Buy 0.4%$13.9 - $18.28
($17.4)		 $ 24.5941%New holding, 14635 sh.14,635
CATOMeridian Funds 2007-03-31 Sold Out $21.12 - $23.99
($22.4)		 $ 24.5910%Sold Out0
CATOMeridian Funds 2006-09-30 Buy 0.02%$22.06 - $24.57
($23.3)		 $ 24.596%New holding, 33500 sh.33,500
CATOMeridian Funds 2006-03-31 Sold Out -0.01%$19.39 - $22.28
($20.8)		 $ 24.5918%Sold Out0
CATOMeridian Funds 2005-06-30 Buy 0.01%$16.7 - $20.42
($26.9)		 $ 24.59-9%13,245
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*The price and date might not be the actual time and price at which the transactions were made. In the case of institutional owners, the date is stated as the last day of their fiscal quarter. The prices are estimates if no accurate information available. Foreign holdings may not be included.
Total Records: 14

CATO is held by these Gurus:

Ticker Guru Name Portfolio Date* Current Shares % of Shares Outstanding % of Total Assets Managed Change from Last Holdings Holding History
CATO Joel Greenblatt 2013-03-3130,3070.10.04New Buy
CATO Meridian Funds 2013-03-3118,5000.060.02
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CATO: Insider Buys/Sells

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InsiderPosition Date Trades Shares Trade Price ($) Change (%) Details
WEISIGER, JR EDWARD IDirector 2013-03-25Buy2,000$24.450.57view
SHOCK JEFFREY RSVP, Controller 2012-11-16Sell211$27.89-11.83view
SHOCK JEFFREY RSVP, Controller 2012-09-05Sell219$30.36-19.01view
SHOCK JEFFREY RSVP, Controller 2012-02-07Sell2,250$28.83-14.71view
SHOCK JEFFREY RSVP, Controller 2012-02-03Sell1,581$28.16-12.68view
WEISIGER, JR EDWARD IDirector 2011-04-11Buy2,000$24.82-0.93view
COZART WOODYSVP, GMM It's Fashion Division 2010-09-20Sell7,500$25.38-3.11view
HOWE JOHN REVP - CFO 2009-10-23Sell1,300$22.897.43view
HOWE JOHN REVP - CFO 2009-10-21Sell700$22.857.61view
USELTON STUART LSVP-Treasury, Tax and Credit 2009-10-12Sell1,500$22.49.78view

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