Understanding Mitsubishi UFJ Financial – A Fundamental Overview

By Scott Lee • Tuesday, August 05 10:05 • Permanent Link

We're taking a closer look at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 1.5% compared to -0.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. operates as the bank holding company, that engages in a range of financial businesses in Japan, the United States, Europe, Asia/Oceania, and internationally.
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial has moved 48.7% over the last year compared to 20.8% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of 27.9%
MUFG has an average analyst rating of hold and is -3.92% away from its mean target price of $14.55 per share
Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $1.08
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.9 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $1.03 and its forward P/E ratio is 13.6
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 0.01 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial is part of the Finance sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 15.92 and an average P/B of 1.78
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial has on average reported free cash flows of $-219963000000.0 over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 815.2%

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