SEC ownership of CATO CORP

Top holders, 13D/G large-stake signals, insider positions, and transaction flow tied to CIK 0000018255.

Comparable stake leader

Aldebaran Capital, LLC

Disclosed value leader

John P. D. Cato

Comparable rows

3/50

Latest evidence

17 Jul 2026

Ownership snapshot CIK-linked ownership evidence from parsed SEC filings. 3 signals
Comparable ownership rows
3 of 50
Meaning: Rows with safely comparable ownership %
Latest 13D/G holder
Aldebaran Capital, LLC
Source: Latest parsed Schedule 13D/G stake
Latest parsed ownership date
17 Jul 2026
Freshness: Most recent filing date in this holder set
Issuer Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile. 2 identity fields
Issuer CIK
0000018255
Issuer location
Charlotte, NC

Ownership snapshot

Top shareholders of CATO CORP (13F + 13D/G + 3/4/5)

Grouped by holder across the latest SEC ownership disclosures. Start with comparable ownership when available, then verify the linked 13F, 13D/G, or 3/4/5 evidence.

Comparable stake leader
Aldebaran Capital, LLC
Disclosed value leader
John P. D. Cato
Comparable rows
3/50
Latest evidence
17 Jul 2026
13F 13D/G 3/4/5 Lead comparable stake: 6% 47 rows are not safely comparable across share classes. 13D/G row: Aldebaran Capital, LLC Showing 1-8 of 50 holder rows.

Quick read

Aldebaran Capital, LLC leads the comparable SEC ownership view at 6%.

3 of 50 rows have a safely comparable ownership percentage. Use this as a filing-backed starting point, then open the detailed table for source links, reporting role, position value, share count, and filing date.

Open SEC evidence Opens Aldebaran Capital, LLC's linked filing trail.
Comparable ownership Top 3
Aldebaran Capital, LLC 6%
Amit Mohan Agarwal 3.8%
GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 1.4%

Ownership % is shown only when SEC disclosures are safely comparable across share classes.

Detailed SEC evidence table Showing 1-8 of 50 holder rows
Holder Evidence Ownership % Position 12M Net Δ As of
Aldebaran Capital, LLC
13F 13D/G
Company
6%
Reported 13D/G · 30 Sep 2024
$3,790,755
1,169,986 shares
— 30 Jun 2026
Amit Mohan Agarwal
13D/G
Amit Agarwal
3.8%
Reported 13D/G · 17 Jul 2026
$2,304,600
690,000 shares
-$3,039,400 17 Jul 2026
GROUP ONE TRADING LLC
13D/G
1.4%
Reported 13D/G · 30 Jun 2026
$937,718
280,754 shares
$0 30 Jun 2026
John P. D. Cato
3/4/5
CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT/CEO, Director
—
denominator unverified
$9,239,067
1,348,769 shares
— 01 May 2024
Peapod Lane Capital LLC
13F
Company
13F
—
denominator unverified
$2,523,766
778,940 shares
— 30 Jun 2026
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
13F
Company
13F
—
denominator unverified
$2,305,905
711,699 shares
— 30 Jun 2026
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
13F
Company
13F
—
denominator unverified
$1,820,718
561,950 shares
— 30 Jun 2026
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
13F
Company
13F
—
denominator unverified
$1,518,032
468,532 shares
— 30 Jun 2026
How to read this table

Rows are grouped by holder and ranked first by SEC-reported ownership % when it is safely comparable, then by disclosed holdings value. — indicates unavailable or non-comparable values; "mixed-class rows" means the latest filing spans non-comparable classes.

Forms 3/4/5 flow

Insider trading overview

No eligible buy or sell activity is available for this window. No eligible Buy or Sell transactions are available in this dataset since 21 Oct 2025.

Buys
$0
Insiders: 0
Sells
$0
Insiders: 0
Net
$0
Shares: 0
Window
Last 12 months
4 rolling buckets
Buy value Sell value
Shares: 0 Shares: 0
Window (months) Buy shares Sell shares Buy value Sell value Net value
0-3 0 0 $0 $0 $0
3-6 0 0 $0 $0 $0
6-9 0 0 $0 $0 $0
9-12 0 0 $0 $0 $0

Reporting owners

Insider holders from Forms 3/4/5

Showing 1-20 of 20 reporting-owner rows connected to CATO CORP. Open a relationship link for the CIK-to-CIK filing trail.

Rows
20
Largest Forms 3/4/5 holder
John P. D. Cato
Net 12M change
$0
Latest report
01 Jun 2025
Name Relationship Holdings Value Past Year Net Change Change % Valuation Report Date
John P. D. Cato CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT/CEO, Director $9,239,067 Mixed 01 May 2024
Stephen Headley Svp, Sourcing And Mdse Support $600,176 Mixed 02 May 2022
Gordon D. Smith Evp, Chief Real Est Store Dev $514,328 Mixed 01 May 2024
Cathy Bailey Svp, Gmm (Cato Div) $351,093 Mixed 01 May 2024
Charles D. Knight EVP - Chief Financial Officer $350,501 Mixed 01 May 2024
Lisa Krows Svp, Design, Trend & Color $283,590 Mixed 02 May 2022
Thomas E. Meckley Director $238,435 Mixed 01 Jun 2023
Abby Shearer SVP, General Merchandise Mgr $207,012 Mixed 01 May 2024
Jeffrey R. Shock SVP, Controller $185,521 Mixed 01 May 2024
Lowell Pugh SVP Human Resources $181,806 Mixed 01 May 2023
Christin J. Reische Vp, General Counsel $171,045 Mixed 01 May 2023
Audrey Schwarz Vice President, DMM $135,612 Mixed 01 May 2024
Daniel Harding Stowe Director $130,051 Mixed 01 Jun 2025
Karen Anne Collins SVP-Tsry,Tax,Fin Pln,Tax,Cr,IR $121,855 Mixed 01 May 2023
Thomas B. Henson Director $106,873 Mixed 01 Jun 2025
Bailey W. Patrick Director $104,422 Mixed 01 Jun 2025
III Bryan F. Kennedy Director $97,468 Mixed 01 Jun 2025
Pamela L. Davies Director $70,526 Mixed 01 Jun 2025
Theresa J. Drew Director $61,526 Mixed 01 Jun 2025
George Berry VP, Assistant Controller $60,409 Mixed 01 May 2024

Recent insider transactions for CATO CORP

Showing up to 300 recent insider transactions from the last 12 months.

Insider Symbol Class Transaction % SEC-reported value SEC-reported price Shares Shares owned Date Ownership
No insider transactions were found in the last 12 months for this issuer.
* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.
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