Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Grows Holdings in Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MFG)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its position in shares of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MFG) by 12.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 152,296 shares of the bank’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,234 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in Mizuho Financial Group were worth $745,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of Mizuho Financial Group by 31.0% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 17,622,960 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $73,664,000 after purchasing an additional 4,167,234 shares in the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC raised its stake in Mizuho Financial Group by 351.2% in the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 3,355,910 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $14,028,000 after buying an additional 2,612,204 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning raised its stake in Mizuho Financial Group by 8.8% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 803,259 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $3,358,000 after buying an additional 65,185 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Mizuho Financial Group by 11.8% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 793,629 shares of the bank’s stock worth $3,317,000 after buying an additional 83,655 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. boosted its position in shares of Mizuho Financial Group by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 734,905 shares of the bank’s stock worth $3,593,000 after acquiring an additional 9,528 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 3.26% of the company’s stock.

Mizuho Financial Group Stock Down 3.0 %

MFG stock opened at $5.48 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $69.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.81, a PEG ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 0.45. The company has a current ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15. Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. has a twelve month low of $3.45 and a twelve month high of $5.66. The company’s 50 day moving average is $5.10 and its two-hundred day moving average is $4.56.

Mizuho Financial Group (NYSE:MFG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The bank reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.05. Mizuho Financial Group had a net margin of 7.69% and a return on equity of 7.74%. Research analysts expect that Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. will post 0.42 earnings per share 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.