CATOThe Cato CorporationConsumer Cyclical · Apparel - Retailas of 2026-09-16
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Issued 2026-09-16 at $2.34 · now $2.34 (2026-09-16, +0.0% since)

Based on its own history, a month from the 2026-09-16 close, CATO has typically landed between $1.92 and $2.84 — a range of −17.8% to +21.3% from the issuance price $2.34.

Range of outcomes in historically similar periods — not a price prediction. Ranges are scored publicly on /methodology.
  • Actual close
  • Typical path (median)
  • Middle 50% of outcomes
  • 90% range

5,003 overlapping 1 month windows · 2006-09-262026-08-17 · basis climatology · forecast (batch). Probability up 53.9% (90% CI 51.756.1%, ≈1,408 obs).

The cone is anchored at the 2026-09-16 issuance close ($2.34) — the price the forecast resolves against on 2026-10-15, not the latest close. The drawn path shape is illustrative (bands widen with √t); every labeled number is real — the anchor, the scored batch p90/IQR endpoints, and the typical move.

Where CATO has typically landed a month from the 2026-09-16 close of $2.34 — the range is history, not a prediction.

$1.92worst · -17.8%$2.84best · +21.3%
  • now $2.34 (+0.0%)
  • typicalThe typical outcome — half of similar past periods did better and half did worse (not an average, so a few wild periods don't skew it). $2.28 (-2.7%)
  • middle 50%The central range of outcomes — half of similar past periods landed inside it, a quarter finished above, a quarter below. $2.12$2.43
  • 90% rangeA nine-in-ten range — in about nine of every ten similar past periods the outcome stayed within these bounds. $1.92$2.84
Actual 1-month windows behind the coneiEvery overlapping 1-month window in this security's own price history was ranked by realized return; shown are the 3 worst and 3 best of 5,003 windows spanning 2006-09-26 to 2026-09-16. Not cherry-picked — these are the extremes of the full sample. Max drop / max rise are the deepest and highest points reached within each window. See /methodology.
StartReturnMax dropMax rise
3 worst
2024-10-31−51.5%−51.5%+0.0%
2024-10-29−51.4%−51.4%+0.0%
2024-11-05−51.4%−51.4%+1.1%
3 best
2025-08-18+64.5%−0.4%+67.4%
2025-08-07+64.5%−2.8%+64.5%
2025-08-11+62.7%+0.0%+69.2%

5,003 overlapping windows · 2006-09-262026-09-16 · not cherry-picked

Seasonality · by month iHow this security has tended to do in each calendar month historically — a frequency, never a prediction.

iFor each calendar month, the share of years this security closed higher than the month before, and the average month-over-month return, over ~20 years of its own price history. Cells are shaded by average return. This is historical frequency, not a prediction — no month is a signal.
Jan
45%
−2.6%
n=20
Feb
40%
−0.8%
n=20
Mar
40%
−0.3%
n=20
Apr
60%
+0.0%
n=20
May
60%
+2.9%
n=20
Jun
60%
−0.2%
n=20
Jul
50%
+2.3%
n=20
Aug
35%
−1.5%
n=20
Sep
55%
+1.0%
n=20
Oct
40%
+1.1%
n=20
Nov
45%
−1.8%
n=20
Dec
55%
+1.7%
n=20

Up-frequency and average month-over-month return · historical frequency, not a prediction

Reported insider & political trades

Every Form 4 the people closest to this company have filed with the SEC — plotted against the share price, aggregated by month, and shown with the gap between when each trade happened and when it was disclosed. A public record, not advice.

Share price & reported tradesMonthly open-market valueReporting lag — trade date to filing date2026-092026-082026-072026-062026-052026-042026-032026-022026-012025-122025-112025-102025-092025-08$5$2↑ buys↓ sales
DatePersonRoleActionShares @ priceValueOwnership Δvs S&P 1mvs S&P 6mOwned afterFiling

The vs-S&P columns are a labeled look-back on what the stock did after each filing, measured against the index over the same window. Descriptive history, not a claim about the person or a reason to trade.

6 award / exercise / gift records — not counted as purchases

Awards, option exercises, gifts and tax-withholding disposals are shown separately and never counted as open-market purchases or sales — they carry no conviction information.

DatePersonRoleActionSharesOwned afterFiling
2025-06-01PATRICK BAILEY WdirectorAward / grant2,00042,106Form 4
2025-06-01HENSON THOMAS BdirectorAward / grant2,00043,094Form 4
2025-06-01KENNEDY, III BRYAN FdirectorAward / grant2,00039,302Form 4
2025-06-01STOWE DANIEL HARDINGdirectorAward / grant2,00045,440Form 4
2025-06-01DAVIES PAMELA LEWISdirectorAward / grant2,00028,438Form 4
2025-06-01Drew Theresa JdirectorAward / grant2,00024,809Form 4

Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Each row links to its original filing.

Across 2012–2021, stocks where a CEO, C-suite officer, or director had recently made an open-market common-stock purchase ran about +28 bp per month above the universe average (n=34,268 stock-weeks). A historical tendency, not a prediction.

Congressional disclosures

No congressional trades disclosed for this company.

Research tool, not investment advice — historical frequencies, not recommendations. A product of Marovel Technologies LLC. Full terms.