Barclays PLC Has $26,000 Stake in The Cato Co. (NYSE:CATO)

Barclays PLC boosted its position in shares of The Cato Co. (NYSE:CATO) by 130.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 5,155 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,922 shares during the period. Barclays PLC’s holdings in Cato were worth $26,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Cato by 1.4% during the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 580,202 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $3,214,000 after purchasing an additional 8,000 shares during the period. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC boosted its stake in shares of Cato by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 215,620 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,076,000 after buying an additional 4,489 shares during the period. RBF Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of Cato by 54.4% during the 3rd quarter. RBF Capital LLC now owns 204,297 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $1,019,000 after acquiring an additional 71,988 shares in the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Cato by 20.6% during the 3rd quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 154,029 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock valued at $769,000 after acquiring an additional 26,283 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GSA Capital Partners LLP increased its stake in shares of Cato by 203.5% in the third quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 124,718 shares of the specialty retailer’s stock worth $622,000 after acquiring an additional 83,624 shares during the last quarter. 61.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Cato Trading Down 4.3 %

CATO opened at $3.60 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $3.78 and a 200 day moving average price of $4.72. The Cato Co. has a 1 year low of $3.02 and a 1 year high of $7.20. The stock has a market cap of $73.94 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.61 and a beta of 0.86.

Cato (NYSE:CATO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 21st. The specialty retailer reported ($0.79) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Cato had a negative net margin of 4.11% and a negative return on equity of 14.41%.

About Cato

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.