Patrick Lee, Director at CATHAY GENERAL BANCORP (CATY), sold 3,500 shares at $39.17 ($137K) on 2017-03-07, disclosed to the SEC on 2017-03-08.
Seasonal sale ($137k) by Director — this insider has traded CATY in March in at least three consecutive prior years. Pattern-driven, low signal.
Negative factors outweigh the positive ones.