DA Davidson raised the firm’s price target on Cathay General to $41 from $34 but keeps a Neutral rating on the shares after its Q2 earnings beat. The company exceeded balance sheet growth expectations with stronger than projected loan and deposit growth, but its pace of loan growth should moderate given the early Q3 C&I paydowns and widened CRE loan spreads, the analyst tells investors in a research note.
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