CATO · Cato Corporation (The) Class A Common Stock
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| John P. D. Cato CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT/CEO | ▲ Buy | Grant | 1,335,758 Shares held | 5/1/2024 | View profile |
| Gordon D. Smith EVP, CHIEF REAL EST-STORE DEV | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 108,052 Shares held | 5/1/2024 | View profile |
| HEADLEY STEPHEN SVP, SOURCING AND MDSE SUPPORT | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 87,617 Shares held | 5/2/2022 | View profile |
| Cathy Bailey SVP, GMM (CATO DIV) | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 73,759 Shares held | 5/1/2024 | View profile |
| Charles D. Knight EVP - Chief Financial Officer | ▲ Buy | Grant | 51,168 Shares held | 5/1/2024 | View profile |
| Daniel Harding Stowe Director | ▲ Buy | Grant | 45,440 Shares held | 6/1/2025 | View profile |
| Abby Shearer SVP, General Merchandise Mgr | ▲ Buy | Grant | 43,490 Shares held | 5/1/2024 | View profile |
| Thomas B. Henson Director | ▲ Buy | Grant | 43,094 Shares held | 6/1/2025 | View profile |
| Bailey W. Patrick Director | ▲ Buy | Grant | 42,106 Shares held | 6/1/2025 | View profile |
| KROWS LISA SVP, DESIGN, TREND & COLOR | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 41,400 Shares held | 5/2/2022 | View profile |
| KENNEDY, III BRYAN F Director | ▲ Buy | Grant | 39,302 Shares held | 6/1/2025 | View profile |
| Jeffrey R. Shock SVP, Controller | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 38,975 Shares held | 5/1/2024 | View profile |
| Thomas E. Meckley Director | ▲ Buy | Grant | 34,808 Shares held | 6/1/2023 | View profile |
| Audrey Schwarz Vice President, DMM | ▲ Buy | Grant | 28,490 Shares held | 5/1/2024 | View profile |
| Pamela Lewis Davies Director | ▲ Buy | Grant | 28,438 Shares held | 6/1/2025 | View profile |
| Lowell Pugh SVP Human Resources | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 26,541 Shares held | 5/1/2023 | View profile |
| Christin J. Reische VP, GENERAL COUNSEL | ▲ Buy | Grant | 24,970 Shares held | 5/1/2023 | View profile |
| Theresa J. Drew Director | ▲ Buy | Grant | 24,809 Shares held | 6/1/2025 | View profile |
| Karen Anne Collins SVP-Tsry,Tax,Fin Pln,Tax,Cr,IR | ▲ Buy | Grant | 17,789 Shares held | 5/1/2023 | View profile |
| George Berry VP, Assistant Controller | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 12,691 Shares held | 5/1/2024 | View profile |
Transaction History
| Thomas B. Henson | ▲ Buy | Grant | 2,000 | $0 | 6/1/2025 |
| KENNEDY, III BRYAN F | ▲ Buy | Grant | 2,000 | $0 | 6/1/2025 |
| Daniel Harding Stowe | ▲ Buy | Grant | 2,000 | $0 | 6/1/2025 |
| Bailey W. Patrick | ▲ Buy | Grant | 2,000 | $0 | 6/1/2025 |
| Theresa J. Drew | ▲ Buy | Grant | 2,000 | $0 | 6/1/2025 |
| Pamela Lewis Davies | ▲ Buy | Grant | 2,000 | $0 | 6/1/2025 |
| Pamela Lewis Davies | ▲ Buy | Grant | 4,298 | $0 | 6/1/2024 |
| Bailey W. Patrick | ▲ Buy | Grant | 4,298 | $0 | 6/1/2024 |
| Theresa J. Drew | ▲ Buy | Grant | 4,298 | $0 | 6/1/2024 |
| KENNEDY, III BRYAN F | ▲ Buy | Grant | 4,298 | $0 | 6/1/2024 |
| Thomas B. Henson | ▲ Buy | Grant | 4,298 | $0 | 6/1/2024 |
| Daniel Harding Stowe | ▲ Buy | Grant | 4,298 | $0 | 6/1/2024 |
| Audrey Schwarz | ▲ Buy | Grant | 8,596 | $0 | 5/1/2024 |
| Cathy Bailey | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 3,345 | $16K | 5/1/2024 |
| George Berry | ▲ Buy | Grant | 2,006 | $0 | 5/1/2024 |
| George Berry | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 579 | $3K | 5/1/2024 |
| Jeffrey R. Shock | ▲ Buy | Grant | 5,014 | $0 | 5/1/2024 |
| Jeffrey R. Shock | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 1,260 | $6K | 5/1/2024 |
| Gordon D. Smith | ▲ Buy | Grant | 14,506 | $0 | 5/1/2024 |
| Abby Shearer | ▲ Buy | Grant | 8,883 | $0 | 5/1/2024 |
| Charles D. Knight | ▲ Buy | Grant | 19,341 | $0 | 5/1/2024 |
| Gordon D. Smith | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 3,583 | $17K | 5/1/2024 |
| John P. D. Cato | ▲ Buy | Grant | 143,130 | $0 | 5/1/2024 |
| Cathy Bailey | ▲ Buy | Grant | 13,431 | $0 | 5/1/2024 |
| Bailey W. Patrick | ▼ Sell | Open Market | 200 | $1K | 11/17/2023 |
| Bailey W. Patrick | ▼ Sell | Open Market | 2,800 | $19K | 11/17/2023 |
| Theresa J. Drew | ▲ Buy | Grant | 4,438 | $0 | 6/1/2023 |
| Pamela Lewis Davies | ▲ Buy | Grant | 4,438 | $0 | 6/1/2023 |
| Thomas B. Henson | ▲ Buy | Grant | 4,438 | $0 | 6/1/2023 |
| KENNEDY, III BRYAN F | ▲ Buy | Grant | 4,438 | $0 | 6/1/2023 |
| Thomas E. Meckley | ▲ Buy | Grant | 4,438 | $0 | 6/1/2023 |
| Bailey W. Patrick | ▲ Buy | Grant | 4,438 | $0 | 6/1/2023 |
| Daniel Harding Stowe | ▲ Buy | Grant | 4,438 | $0 | 6/1/2023 |
| Audrey Schwarz | ▲ Buy | Grant | 8,432 | $0 | 5/1/2023 |
| Karen Anne Collins | ▲ Buy | Grant | 5,178 | $0 | 5/1/2023 |
| Abby Shearer | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 1,303 | $11K | 5/1/2023 |
| Cathy Bailey | ▲ Buy | Grant | 13,314 | $0 | 5/1/2023 |
| Cathy Bailey | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 3,063 | $25K | 5/1/2023 |
| George Berry | ▲ Buy | Grant | 2,017 | $0 | 5/1/2023 |
| George Berry | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 566 | $5K | 5/1/2023 |
| Lowell Pugh | ▲ Buy | Grant | 4,642 | $0 | 5/1/2023 |
| Lowell Pugh | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 541 | $4K | 5/1/2023 |
| Abby Shearer | ▲ Buy | Grant | 8,580 | $0 | 5/1/2023 |
| Christin J. Reische | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,246 | $0 | 5/1/2023 |
| Jeffrey R. Shock | ▲ Buy | Grant | 4,900 | $0 | 5/1/2023 |
| Jeffrey R. Shock | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 1,221 | $10K | 5/1/2023 |
| Gordon D. Smith | ▲ Buy | Grant | 14,365 | $0 | 5/1/2023 |
| Gordon D. Smith | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 3,387 | $28K | 5/1/2023 |
| Charles D. Knight | ▲ Buy | Grant | 17,751 | $0 | 5/1/2023 |
| John P. D. Cato | ▲ Buy | Grant | 143,483 | $0 | 5/1/2023 |
| John P. D. Cato | ▲ Buy | Open Market | 3,000 | $31K | 11/25/2022 |
| Abby Shearer | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 266 | $3K | 6/18/2022 |
| Bailey W. Patrick | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,519 | $0 | 6/1/2022 |
| Theresa J. Drew | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,519 | $0 | 6/1/2022 |
| Pamela Lewis Davies | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,519 | $0 | 6/1/2022 |
| Thomas B. Henson | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,519 | $0 | 6/1/2022 |
| Thomas E. Meckley | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,519 | $0 | 6/1/2022 |
| KENNEDY, III BRYAN F | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,519 | $0 | 6/1/2022 |
| Daniel Harding Stowe | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,519 | $0 | 6/1/2022 |
| Cathy Bailey | ▲ Buy | Grant | 10,044 | $0 | 5/2/2022 |
| Audrey Schwarz | ▲ Buy | Grant | 6,686 | $0 | 5/2/2022 |
| Karen Anne Collins | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,908 | $0 | 5/2/2022 |
| Abby Shearer | ▲ Buy | Grant | 6,334 | $0 | 5/2/2022 |
| Abby Shearer | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 554 | $8K | 5/2/2022 |
| KROWS LISA | ▲ Buy | Grant | 6,474 | $0 | 5/2/2022 |
| KROWS LISA | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 386 | $5K | 5/2/2022 |
| Cathy Bailey | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 2,527 | $35K | 5/2/2022 |
| Gordon D. Smith | ▲ Buy | Grant | 11,006 | $0 | 5/2/2022 |
| Gordon D. Smith | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 2,886 | $40K | 5/2/2022 |
| George Berry | ▲ Buy | Grant | 1,552 | $0 | 5/2/2022 |
| George Berry | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 493 | $7K | 5/2/2022 |
| Lowell Pugh | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,557 | $0 | 5/2/2022 |
| Lowell Pugh | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 601 | $8K | 5/2/2022 |
| Christin J. Reische | ▲ Buy | Grant | 2,487 | $0 | 5/2/2022 |
| Jeffrey R. Shock | ▲ Buy | Grant | 3,519 | $0 | 5/2/2022 |
| HEADLEY STEPHEN | ▲ Buy | Grant | 11,977 | $0 | 5/2/2022 |
| HEADLEY STEPHEN | ▼ Sell | Tax Withholding | 3,141 | $43K | 5/2/2022 |
| Charles D. Knight | ▲ Buy | Grant | 14,076 | $0 | 5/2/2022 |
| John P. D. Cato | ▲ Buy | Grant | 109,929 | $0 | 5/2/2022 |
| Bailey W. Patrick | ▲ Buy | Open Market | 3,000 | $50K | 11/22/2021 |
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September 29, 2026
Cato Corporation to close 120 stores amid rising prices
Cato Corporation is closing 120 stores this year as shoppers react to higher prices. This significant reduction in physical locations reflects ongoing challenges in the women's fashion retail sector. The company's high dividend yield and elevated P/E ratio provide context for its current financial position.
Cato Corporation to close 120 stores amid rising prices. Cato Corporation is closing 120 stores this year as shoppers react to higher prices. This significant reduction in physical locations reflects ongoing challenges in the women's fashion retail sector. The company's high dividend yield and elevated P/E ratio provide context for its current financial position.