The Cato Corporation (CATO)
NYSE
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
The Cato Corporation trades at USD3.30. We do not hold enough of the inputs to run a discounted cash flow on this company, so we publish no fair value for it rather than a number we would not defend.
About The Cato Corporation
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.
Super investor ownership
6 of the funds we track reported a position in their latest SEC 13F filing. Largest first:
- Renaissance Technologies, RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC$1.55M · 0.0% of book
- Arrowstreet Capital, ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP$834.6K · 0.0% of book
- Yacktman Asset Management, YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP$298.4K · 0.0% of book
- Two Sigma, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP$197.9K · 0.0% of book
- Israel Englander, MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC$135.0K · 0.0% of book
A word of warning on reading these figures: a 13F reports the market value of a holding, so a fund that traded nothing at all still appears to have sold when the price fell. We found 102 companies where the standard reading gives the opposite answer. Only the share count is honest.
Common questions
Which funds own CATO?
6 of the institutions we track reported a position in CATO in their most recent SEC 13F filing. A 13F is filed up to 45 days after quarter end, so it tells you what a fund held then, not what it holds now.
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Data from company filings, exchange quotes and SEC EDGAR 13F disclosures. Quotes are delayed. Metrics we do not have are left out rather than estimated. Educational information, not financial advice.