American Century Companies Inc. Has $10.12 Million Stock Position in Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MFG)

American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MFG) by 10.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,391,343 shares of the bank’s stock after purchasing an additional 234,972 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc.’s holdings in Mizuho Financial Group were worth $10,115,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in MFG. Choreo LLC acquired a new position in Mizuho Financial Group in the second quarter worth approximately $331,000. Ballentine Partners LLC increased its position in Mizuho Financial Group by 12.1% during the second quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 108,477 shares of the bank’s stock worth $459,000 after buying an additional 11,688 shares during the last quarter. Caprock Group LLC increased its position in Mizuho Financial Group by 122.1% during the second quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 83,044 shares of the bank’s stock worth $351,000 after buying an additional 45,651 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Mizuho Financial Group by 15.6% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 52,803 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $223,000 after purchasing an additional 7,108 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Addison Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Mizuho Financial Group by 17.4% in the second quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 46,722 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $198,000 after purchasing an additional 6,915 shares during the last quarter. 3.26% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Mizuho Financial Group Trading Up 3.0 %

Shares of NYSE:MFG opened at $4.17 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $52.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.90, a P/E/G ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 0.39. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $4.16 and its 200-day moving average is $4.06. Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. has a 52-week low of $3.14 and a 52-week high of $4.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 0.96.

Mizuho Financial Group (NYSE:MFG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The bank reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $15.27 billion for the quarter. Mizuho Financial Group had a return on equity of 6.64% and a net margin of 6.38%. Equities research analysts predict that Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. will post 0.39 earnings per share for the current year.

About Mizuho Financial Group

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.