Mizuho Financial – A Brief Analysis

By Chris Stiles • Sunday, September 22 15:06 • Permanent Link

Shares of Banking company Mizuho Financial jumped 3.0% today. With many investors piling into MFG without a second thought, it may be a good idea to take a closer look at the stock. Here are some quick facts to get you started:

Mizuho Financial has moved 16.8% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 31.5%
MFG has an average analyst rating of buy and is -26.71% away from its mean target price of $5.69 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $0.4
Mizuho Financial has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.4 while the S&P 500 average is 28.21
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $1.17 and its forward P/E ratio is 3.6
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 0.0 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.71
Mizuho Financial is part of the Finance sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 19.48 and an average P/B of 1.85
MFG has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 18.0% and gross profit margins of 0.0%
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in banking, trust, securities, and other businesses related to financial services in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia/Oceania, and internationally. It operates through Retail & Business Banking Company, Corporate & Institutional Company, Global Corporate Company, Global Markets Company, Asset Management Company, and Others segments. The company provides deposit products; syndicated, housing, and card loans; business matching services; and advisory services related to overseas expansions, and mergers and acquisitions-related services. It also offers consulting services, including asset management and asset succession; payroll services; and sells lottery tickets issued by prefectures and ordinance-designated cities. In addition, it offers fund management, underwriting of equity and bonds, risk hedging products, etc. for corporate customers; solutions based on capital management, business strategy, and financial strategy; real estate services; advisory services and solutions, such as advice on proposals on various investment products to financial institutions; and financial services that include funding support and public bonds underwriting. Further, the company offers corporate finance and transaction banking srvices; sales and trading services; investment products; pension funds; and ALM and investment services, including stable capital raising and balance sheet management, as well as management of fixed income, equity, and other securities portfolios. Additionally, the company provides online banking, cash management solutions, currency transaction, trade finance, custody, yen correspondence settlement, and research and consulting services; trust, securitization and structured finance, and stock transfers; and private banking and information technology-related services. Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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