Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MFG) Shares Purchased by Bleakley Financial Group LLC

Bleakley Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MFG) by 19.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 34,732 shares of the bank’s stock after buying an additional 5,758 shares during the period. Bleakley Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Mizuho Financial Group were worth $145,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in shares of Mizuho Financial Group by 10.9% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,391,343 shares of the bank’s stock worth $10,115,000 after buying an additional 234,972 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Mizuho Financial Group by 139.4% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 225,432 shares of the bank’s stock worth $954,000 after buying an additional 131,271 shares during the last quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management increased its stake in shares of Mizuho Financial Group by 645.5% in the second quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 115,389 shares of the bank’s stock worth $488,000 after buying an additional 99,911 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP bought a new stake in shares of Mizuho Financial Group in the second quarter worth $387,000. Finally, Creative Planning increased its stake in shares of Mizuho Financial Group by 13.5% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 738,074 shares of the bank’s stock worth $3,122,000 after buying an additional 88,011 shares during the last quarter. 3.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Mizuho Financial Group Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of NYSE:MFG opened at $4.10 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.22. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $4.15 and a 200 day simple moving average of $4.09. The firm has a market cap of $51.96 billion, a PE ratio of 13.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 0.39. Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. has a 12-month low of $3.14 and a 12-month high of $4.63.

Mizuho Financial Group (NYSE:MFG) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The bank reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.02. Mizuho Financial Group had a net margin of 6.38% and a return on equity of 6.64%. The firm had revenue of $15.27 billion during the quarter. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. will post 0.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Mizuho Financial Group Profile

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.