How to buy Catalyst Bancorp stock (CLST)

Catalyst Bancorp completed its initial public offering, selling 5.29 million shares at $10 each. The stock will debut on the Nasdaq later today, but shares of CLST are available for limit orders on Robinhood and other platforms.

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Catalyst Bancorp stock price (NASDAQ: CLST)

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Catalyst Bancorp shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$11.84
52-week range	$10.62 - $12.10
50-day moving average more info button	$11.55
200-day moving average more info button	$11.61
Wall St. target price	N/A
PE ratio more info button	N/A
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$-0.84

Is it a good time to buy Catalyst Bancorp stock?

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Catalyst Bancorp price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $11.84 from 2024-12-23

1 week (2024-12-18)	4.78%
1 month (2024-11-25)	1.11%
3 months (2024-09-25)	3.86%
6 months (2024-06-25)	2.22%

1 year (2023-12-22)	7.10%
2 years (2022-12-23)	-7.50%
3 years (2021-12-23)	13.93
5 years (2019-12-21)	N/A

Catalyst Bancorp financials

Revenue TTM	$4.9 million
Operating margin TTM	20.89%
Gross profit TTM	$8.9 million
Return on assets TTM	-1.24%
Return on equity TTM	-4.07%
Profit margin	-67.33%
Book value	$20.10
Market Capitalization more info button	$49.1 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Catalyst Bancorp share dividends

We're not expecting Catalyst Bancorp to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

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Have Catalyst Bancorp's shares ever split?

Catalyst Bancorp's shares were split on a 1:5 basis on 21 February 2002 . So if you had owned 5 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Catalyst Bancorp shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 400% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Catalyst Bancorp shares which in turn could have impacted Catalyst Bancorp's share price.

Catalyst Bancorp share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Catalyst Bancorp's shares have ranged in value from as little as $10.62 up to $12.1. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Catalyst Bancorp's is 0.121. This would suggest that Catalyst Bancorp's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

To put Catalyst Bancorp's beta into context you can compare it against those of similar companies.

• Sutro Biopharma (STRO.US): 1.168
• Bioatla Inc (BCAB.US): 1.018
• Surface Oncology (SURF.US): 1.7527

Catalyst Bancorp overview

Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. operates as a holding company for Catalyst Bank that provides various banking services to individuals and businesses in Louisiana. The company accepts various deposit products, including savings accounts, demand and NOW accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit. It also offers single family residential first mortgage loans, commercial real estate mortgage loans, multi-family residential mortgage loans, commercial and industrial loans, construction and land loans, consumer loans, and other loans. In addition, the company invests in various types of securities comprising mortgage-backed securities, the U. S. treasury obligations, securities of various federal agencies and of state and municipal governments, certificates of deposit at federally insured banks and savings institutions, and federal funds.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of Catalyst Bancorp is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 14.722% of Catalyst Bancorp shares are held by insiders and 22.197% by institutions. How many people work for Catalyst Bancorp?
Latest data suggests 48 work at Catalyst Bancorp. When does the fiscal year end for Catalyst Bancorp?
Catalyst Bancorp's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Catalyst Bancorp based?
Catalyst Bancorp's address is: 235 North Court Street, Opelousas, LA, United States, 70570 What is Catalyst Bancorp's ISIN number?
Catalyst Bancorp's international securities identification number is: US14888L1017