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Catalyst Bancorp Inc

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Mcap
68,1M USD
P/E
EV / Rev
Div yield
Op margin
ROE
2,5 %
Net margin
21,0 %
Debt / equity
0,00
Beta
52w range
Volume
4
Day range
$15,91–$15,92
Prev close
$15,93
Open
$15,92
Next earnings
2026-10-28
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About

Catalyst Bancorp Inc is a financial services company that operates as a bank holding company, providing a range of banking and investment services to its customers.

Business. Catalyst Bancorp Inc (CLST.O) is a bank holding company operating within the Banking & Investment Services sector. The company is headquartered in the United States and is primarily listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange. It generates revenue through interest income, consistent with standard banking industry models. Specific details regarding operating segments or geographic breakdowns are not provided in the available data.

Classification92 %
SectorFinancials
Business sectorBanking & Investment Services
IndustryBanks
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Sell-side consensus
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Avg 12m price target
Upcoming events
  • EarningsQ3 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-28 · estimated
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At a glance

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Valuation
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Ownership
AllianceBernstein L.P.
largest disclosed fund holder
Profitability
2,5 %
return on equity
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What drives this business

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    Analysis

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    Upcoming catalysts

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    • Company
    • EarningsQ3 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-28 · estimated
    • Peers
    • DividendDividend USD 1.75/sh2026-09-25 · Bank of America (BAC)
    • EarningsQ3 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-13 · estimated · JPMorgan Chase (JPM)
    • EarningsQ3 2026 earnings (expected)2026-10-13 · estimated · Citigroup (C)
    • Macro
    • Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
    • Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-12 · AU
    • Rate decisionNorges Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-20 · NO
    • Rate decisionSveriges Riksbank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-03 · SE
    • Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-09 · CA
    • Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-10 · EU
    • Macro & political
    • ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
    • ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
    • ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR

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    Synthesis

    Business

    Catalyst Bancorp Inc (CLST.O) is a bank holding company operating within the Banking & Investment Services sector. The company is headquartered in the United States and is primarily listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange. It generates revenue through interest income, consistent with standard banking industry models. Specific details regarding operating segments or geographic breakdowns are not provided in the available data.

    Classification92 %
    SectorFinancials
    Business sectorBanking & Investment Services
    IndustryBanks
    AI synthesis
    GENERATED

    Catalyst Bancorp Inc maintains a strong liquidity position, as evidenced by its liquidity FPT of 0.79, which is derived from its price-to-book ratio. The company's total assets amount to $282.93 million, while its total liabilities are $201.20 million, resulting in a total equity of $81.73 million. The company's return on equity is 2.51%, and its return on assets is 0.73%.

    In terms of profitability, Catalyst Bancorp Inc's return on equity of 2.51% is below the industry median for banks, which typically ranges between 10% and 15%. The company's return on assets of 0.73% also lags behind the industry median of approximately 1.0%. These metrics suggest that the company is not generating returns at a level that is typical for its industry.

    The company's revenue is concentrated in a single business segment, as no additional segments are disclosed. Geographically, the company's operations are primarily based in the United States, with no significant international exposure reported. This concentration may limit the company's ability to diversify its revenue streams and mitigate regional economic risks.

    Looking ahead, Catalyst Bancorp Inc is projected to experience a modest growth trajectory. The company's revenue is expected to increase by a small margin in the current fiscal year, with a similar growth rate anticipated for the following year. The company's capital expenditure is negative, indicating a reduction in investment in physical assets, which may be a strategic decision to focus on cost efficiency.

    The risk assessment for Catalyst Bancorp Inc indicates a low level of liquidity and dilution risk. The company has no long-term debt, and its debt-to-equity ratio is 0.0, suggesting a conservative capital structure. There are no immediate filing-based liquidity or dilution flags, and the company's dilution potential is low. The company has not made any recent significant equity issuances or announced plans for future dilution.

    Recent events related to Catalyst Bancorp Inc include the absence of any notable filings or transcripts that would indicate significant changes in the company's operations or strategic direction. The company has not issued any press releases or held earnings calls that would provide additional insight into its performance or future plans.

    Key takeaways
    • Catalyst Bancorp Inc has a conservative capital structure with no long-term debt and a low debt-to-equity ratio.
    • The company's return on equity and return on assets are below the industry median, indicating subpar profitability.
    • The company's revenue is concentrated in a single business segment and primarily based in the United States.
    • The company is projected to experience modest growth in the current and next fiscal years.
    • The company has a low level of liquidity and dilution risk, with no immediate filing-based flags.

    Bull / Bear case

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    Valuation

    Market price
    $16,77
    Market cap
    $64.5M
    Enterprise value
    P/E
    Non-GAAP P/E
    EV / Revenue
    EV / Op income
    EV / OCF
    P / B
    0.8x
    P / Tangible book
    0.8x
    Tangible book
    $81.7M
    Net cash
    Current ratio
    Debt / equity
    0.0
    ROA
    0.7%
    ROE
    2.5%
    Cash conversion
    160.0%
    CapEx / revenue
    -1.9%
    SBC / revenue
    Dilution ratio
    0.0%

    Revenue by segment

    Commercial Banking
    low · business_description · 2026-07-03
    Commercial Real Estate Lending
    low · business_description · 2026-07-03
    Consumer & Retail Banking
    low · business_description · 2026-07-03
    Mortgage & Home Lending
    low · business_description · 2026-07-03

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    Risk factors

    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskLow
    Filing-based flags
    • No immediate filing-based liquidity or dilution flags were detected.

    Benchmarks vs cohort

    Net Margin21,0 %Below median
    ROE2,5 %Bottom quartile
    Capex / Rev-1,9 %Above median
    D/E0,00Above median
    Cash Conv1,60Above median

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    Derivatives & instruments

    Derivative transactions

    Net acquired 32 450 sh9 grants9 insiders
    • Scruggins Matthew L.Director · Stock Option (Right to Buy) → Common StockAcquired 2 645 @ $15,96grant · 2026-06-10
    • Ledet Don PCHIEF RISK OFFICER · Stock Option (Right to Buy) → Common StockAcquired 2 000 @ $15,96grant · 2026-06-10
    • Bourque Jacques L.J.CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · Stock Option (Right to Buy) → Common StockAcquired 2 000 @ $15,96grant · 2026-06-10
    • Quebedeaux Amanda B.Chief Operations Officer · Stock Option (Right to Buy) → Common StockAcquired 2 000 @ $15,96grant · 2026-06-10
    • Zanco Joseph BDirector, PRESIDENT AND CEO · Stock Option (Right to Buy) → Common StockAcquired 13 225 @ $15,96grant · 2026-06-10
    • LeBouef Craig C.Director · Stock Option (Right to Buy) → Common StockAcquired 2 645 @ $15,96grant · 2026-06-10
    • Lafleur Frederick R.Director · Stock Option (Right to Buy) → Common StockAcquired 2 645 @ $15,96grant · 2026-06-10
    • Kidder Todd A.Director, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD · Stock Option (Right to Buy) → Common StockAcquired 2 645 @ $15,96grant · 2026-06-10
    • Bellard Ted D.Director, SECRETARY · Stock Option (Right to Buy) → Common StockAcquired 2 645 @ $15,95grant · 2026-06-10

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    Data sources
    • Market data
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    • Issuer disclosures
    • Public news
    • Earnings transcripts
    • Consensus estimates
    • ESG data
    How metrics are computed
    • Return On Equity
      net_income / total_equity
    • Price To Earnings
      market_price / (net_income / shares_outstanding_diluted)
    • Price To Book
      market_price / (adjusted_book_value / shares_outstanding_diluted)
    • Dilution Ratio
      (shares_outstanding_diluted - shares_outstanding_basic) / shares_outstanding_basic
    • Market Price
      input from market-data provider (delayed close or quote-shim mid)
    • Market Cap
      market_price * shares_outstanding_diluted
    Source documents
    • Catalyst Bancorp Inc Market data — financials · 2026-05-27

    Ownership & reference

    Top holders

    • AllianceBernstein L.P.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
    • Vanguard Capital Management, LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2025-12-310,00 %$3M
    • Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
    • BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.Investment Managers · as of 2024-06-300,00 %$1M
    • UBS Financial Services, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M

    Leadership

    • Joseph B. ZancoPresident, Chief Executive Officer

    Insider activity

    Net buying5 buys · 5 sellsnet $4K10 insiders · last 365d
    • LeBouef Craig C.Director · Common StockOther 1 058 · 2026-06-10
    • Lafleur Frederick R.Director · Common StockOther 1 058 · 2026-06-10
    • Kidder Todd A.Director, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD · Common StockOther 1 058 · 2026-06-10
    • Bellard Ted D.Director, SECRETARY · Common StockOther 1 058 · 2026-06-10
    • Scruggins Matthew L.Director · Common StockOther 1 058 · 2026-06-10
    • Kleiser Kirk E.Director · Common StockSold 1 000 @ $16,04$16K · 2026-06-10
    • Kleiser Kirk E.Director · Common StockOther 1 058 · 2026-06-10
    • Kleiser Kirk E.Director · Common StockBought 2 850 @ $16,13$46K · 2026-06-10
    • Kleiser Kirk E.Director · Common StockBought 2 350 @ $16,09$38K · 2026-06-10
    • Kleiser Kirk E.Director · Common StockBought 1 000 @ $16,11$16K · 2026-06-10
    • Kleiser Kirk E.Director · Common StockSold 5 000 @ $16,04$80K · 2026-06-10
    • Ledet Don PCHIEF RISK OFFICER · Common StockOther 131 @ $15,96$2K · 2026-06-10
    • Ledet Don PCHIEF RISK OFFICER · Common StockOther 1 000 · 2026-06-10
    • Bourque Jacques L.J.CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · Common StockOther 131 @ $15,96$2K · 2026-06-10
    • Bourque Jacques L.J.CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · Common StockOther 1 000 · 2026-06-10
    • Quebedeaux Amanda B.Chief Operations Officer · Common StockOther 1 000 · 2026-06-10
    • Zanco Joseph BDirector, PRESIDENT AND CEO · Common StockOther 5 290 · 2026-06-10
    • Scruggins Matthew L.Director · Common StockOther 332 · 2025-12-18
    • Ledet Don PCHIEF RISK OFFICER · Common StockOther 553 @ $15,02$8K · 2025-12-01
    • Kleiser Kirk E.Director · Common StockSold 2 500 @ $13,39$33K · 2025-10-28
    • Kleiser Kirk E.Director · Common StockSold 750 @ $13,40$10K · 2025-10-28
    • Kleiser Kirk E.Director · Common StockBought 100 @ $13,40$1K · 2025-10-28
    • Kleiser Kirk E.Director · Common StockBought 4 650 @ $13,41$62K · 2025-10-28
    • Kleiser Kirk E.Director · Common StockSold 1 500 @ $13,43$20K · 2025-10-28
    • Quebedeaux Amanda B.Chief Operations Officer · Common StockOther 553 @ $12,83$7K · 2025-09-01

    Short positioning

    7.8Kshares short-4.1% vs prior
    2.87days to cover
    2.4%short of daily vol
    4fails-to-deliver
    as of 2026-07-15 · short-interest report (free)

    Geographic breakdown

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    Listings · one canonical issuer all listings resolve to the canonical
    CLST.OCanonical
    NASDAQ · USD

    Intel & risk

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    OSINT findings
    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskLow
    No immediate filing-based liquidity or dilution flags were detected.
    Relationship graph
    CLSTJPMBACCBanks
    This companyPeerSector

    Evidence & claims

    From filings & derived data
    • Capex (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -56.3%Derived (calculated)
    • Operating cash flow (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 3.6%Derived (calculated)
    • Return on equity (FY 2025-12-31): 2.5%Derived (calculated)
    • Return on assets (FY 2025-12-31): 0.7%Derived (calculated)
    • Debt-to-equity (FY 2025-12-31): 2.46xDerived (calculated)
    • EPS (basic) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 171.8%Derived (calculated)
    • Cash & equivalents (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -43.1%Derived (calculated)
    • Total liabilities (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 2.4%Derived (calculated)
    • Shareholders' equity (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 1.9%Derived (calculated)
    • Net income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 166.4%Derived (calculated)
    • EPS (diluted) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 171.8%Derived (calculated)
    • Long-term debt (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 54.1%Derived (calculated)
    • Total assets (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 2.3%Derived (calculated)
    • Shareholders' equity (annual): USD 81.72MSEC XBRL filing
    • Net income (annual): USD 2.05MSEC XBRL filing
    • Total assets (annual): USD 282.93MSEC XBRL filing
    • EPS (diluted) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES 1SEC XBRL filing
    • Pre-tax income (annual): USD 2.5MSEC XBRL filing
    • Cash & equivalents (annual): USD 25.2MSEC XBRL filing
    • Capex (annual): USD 188KSEC XBRL filing
    • Long-term debt (annual): USD 14.73MSEC XBRL filing
    • Total liabilities (annual): USD 201.2MSEC XBRL filing
    • Shares outstanding (annual): 4.07MSEC XBRL filing
    • Operating cash flow (annual): USD 3.29MSEC XBRL filing
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    The Thread

    Everything we know, in order
    2026-10-28EVENTUpcomingQ3 2026 earnings (expected) estimated date
    2026-07-30 00:00 UTCTRANSCRIPTEarnings call — Q3 2026
    2026-07-30EVENTQ2 2026 earnings (expected) estimated date
    2026-06-10 00:00 UTCINSIDER26 insider transactions — 2026-06 · $200k gross 9 derivative
    2026-06-10INSIDERLeBouef Craig C. transacted 1.1k sh — Director
    2026-06-10INSIDERLafleur Frederick R. transacted 1.1k sh — Director
    2026-06-10INSIDERKidder Todd A. transacted 1.1k sh — Director, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
    2026-06-10INSIDERBellard Ted D. transacted 1.1k sh — Director, SECRETARY
    2026-06-10INSIDERScruggins Matthew L. transacted 1.1k sh — Director
    2026-06-10INSIDERKleiser Kirk E. sold 1.0k sh — Director ~$16k
    2026-06-10INSIDERKleiser Kirk E. transacted 1.1k sh — Director
    2026-06-10INSIDERKleiser Kirk E. bought 2.9k sh — Director ~$46k
    2026-06-10INSIDERKleiser Kirk E. bought 2.4k sh — Director ~$38k
    2026-06-10INSIDERKleiser Kirk E. bought 1.0k sh — Director ~$16k
    2026-06-10INSIDERKleiser Kirk E. sold 5.0k sh — Director ~$80k
    2026-06-10INSIDERLedet Don P transacted 131 sh — CHIEF RISK OFFICER ~$2k
    2026-06-10INSIDERLedet Don P transacted 1.0k sh — CHIEF RISK OFFICER
    2026-06-10INSIDERBourque Jacques L.J. transacted 131 sh — CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ~$2k
    2026-06-10INSIDERBourque Jacques L.J. transacted 1.0k sh — CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
    2026-06-10INSIDERQuebedeaux Amanda B. transacted 1.0k sh — Chief Operations Officer
    2026-06-10INSIDERZanco Joseph B transacted 5.3k sh — Director, PRESIDENT AND CEO
    2026-06-10INSIDERKidder Todd A. acquired 2.6k sh Stock Option (Right to Buy) — Director, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
    2026-06-10INSIDERLafleur Frederick R. acquired 2.6k sh Stock Option (Right to Buy) — Director
    2026-06-10INSIDERLeBouef Craig C. acquired 2.6k sh Stock Option (Right to Buy) — Director
    2026-06-10INSIDERZanco Joseph B acquired 13.2k sh Stock Option (Right to Buy) — Director, PRESIDENT AND CEO
    2026-06-10INSIDERQuebedeaux Amanda B. acquired 2.0k sh Stock Option (Right to Buy) — Chief Operations Officer
    2026-06-10INSIDERBourque Jacques L.J. acquired 2.0k sh Stock Option (Right to Buy) — CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
    2026-06-10INSIDERLedet Don P acquired 2.0k sh Stock Option (Right to Buy) — CHIEF RISK OFFICER
    2026-06-10INSIDERScruggins Matthew L. acquired 2.6k sh Stock Option (Right to Buy) — Director
    2026-06-10INSIDERBellard Ted D. acquired 2.6k sh Stock Option (Right to Buy) — Director, SECRETARY
    2026-05-21FILING8-K filing →
    2026-05-15FILING10-Q filing →
    2026-04-30FILING8-K filing →
    2026-04-14FILINGDEF 14A filing →
    2026-04-08FILING8-K filing →
    2026-03-31FILING10-K filing →
    2026-01-29FILING8-K filing →
    2025-12-18 00:00 UTCINSIDER2 insider transactions — 2025-12
    2025-12-18INSIDERScruggins Matthew L. transacted 332 sh — Director
    2025-12-01INSIDERLedet Don P transacted 553 sh — CHIEF RISK OFFICER ~$8k
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