Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. (CLST)Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Opelousas, United States | NasdaqCM
17.50 USD
+0.11
(0.633%)
⇧
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 17.52 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:09 a.m. EDT
The stock presents a classic case of a small-cap regional bank undergoing a transformative acquisition that has temporarily decimated its liquidity and trading interest. While the recent price action shows a modest recovery, climbing from the lows to trade above the 200-day average, the lack of volume suggests the market is waiting for clarity on the integration of the Lakeside Bancshares deal rather than rushing in. The statistical forecast indicates a slight upward lean over the next month, which aligns with the technical bounce off the 200-day support, but this is a low-conviction signal given the thin order book. Fundamentally, the company is not in distress; it trades at a discount to book value and boasts healthy operating margins, yet the absence of a dividend and the massive dilution from the acquisition mean there is no immediate income floor. For a long-term holder, the multi-year trajectory remains flat despite recent gains, reflecting the market's caution around the scale-up process. Until the acquisition synergies materialize and the stock regains its trading liquidity, this remains a speculative hold rather than a core investment. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.021955 |
| AutoTheta | 0.025101 |
| AutoETS | 0.037126 |
| MSTL | 0.037799 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 58% |
| H-stat | 16.88 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.457 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.35 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Revenue per Share | 3.214 |
| Market Cap | 70,591,744 |
| Trailing P/E | 31.25 |
| Beta | 0.11 |
| Profit Margins | 17.48% |
| Website | https://catalystbank.com |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.34389496 |
| Address1 | 235 North Court Street |
| All Time High | 20.5 |
| All Time Low | 9.26 |
| Ask | 23.04 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 2,820 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,590 |
| Average Volume | 2,590 |
| Average Volume10Days | 2,820 |
| Beta | 0.106 |
| Bid | 12.54 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 23.04 |
| City | Opelousas |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 17.5001 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 17.9666 |
| Day Low | 17.5001 |
| Display Name | Catalyst Bancorp |
| Earnings Growth | 0.0 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.006 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,754,305,228 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,753,873,228 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.06 |
| Enterprise Value | 35,489,360 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.56 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 16.91306 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.58703995 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.03470927 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 34.389496 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 20.5 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.9999008 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.14633663 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 12.8 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 4.700099 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.36719522 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 12.8 - 20.5 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,634,131,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 2,571,088 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 49 |
| Fullday Change | 0.1101 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.633121 |
| Fullday Price | 17.52 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Gross Profits | 11,597,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.17532 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.27641 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 4,033,791 |
| Industry | Banks - Regional |
| Industry Disp | Banks - Regional |
| Industry Key | banks-regional |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-10-13 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. operates as a holding company for Catalyst Bank that provides various banking products and services to individuals and businesses in Louisiana. The company accepts various deposit products, including demand and NOW accounts, money market accounts, savings accounts, and certificates of deposit. It 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, such as 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. Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Opelousas, Louisiana. |
| Long Name | Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 70,591,744 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_13634691 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 2,027,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 70,147,625 |
| Open | 17.62 |
| Operating Cashflow | 3,328,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.22479999 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 337 948 3033 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 17.52 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,947,804 |
| Previous Close | 17.39 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.7595529 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 6.0870695 |
| Profit Margins | 0.17479 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.11009979 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.6331213 |
| Regular Market Day High | 17.9666 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 17.5001 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 17.5001 - 17.9666 |
| Regular Market Open | 17.62 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 17.39 |
| Regular Market Price | 17.5001 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 3,428 |
| Return On Assets | 0.00719 |
| Return On Equity | 0.024820002 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.087 |
| Revenue Per Share | 3.214 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 4,033,791 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0019 |
| Shares Short | 7,498 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 7,832 |
| Short Name | Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0023 |
| Short Ratio | 3.42 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | LA |
| Symbol | CLST |
| Total Cash | 36,982,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 10.324 |
| Total Debt | 9,786,000 |
| Total Revenue | 11,597,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.56 |
| Trailing P E | 31.250177 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 16.103386 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.3967133 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.08673414 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 3,428 |
| Website | https://catalystbank.com |
| Zip | 70,570 |