Leuthold Group LLC Sells 2,088 Shares of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MFG)

Leuthold Group LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MFG) by 2.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 84,750 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 2,088 shares during the quarter. Leuthold Group LLC’s holdings in Mizuho Financial Group were worth $414,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Spire Wealth Management lifted its position in shares of Mizuho Financial Group by 377.8% during the 4th quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 5,504 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 4,352 shares during the period. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new stake in shares of Mizuho Financial Group during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. TD Private Client Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Mizuho Financial Group by 683.9% during the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 8,419 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 7,345 shares during the period. Dakota Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of Mizuho Financial Group during the 3rd quarter valued at $42,000. Finally, CogentBlue Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Mizuho Financial Group during the 4th quarter valued at $50,000. 3.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Mizuho Financial Group Stock Performance

NYSE:MFG opened at $5.62 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $5.22 and a 200-day moving average price of $4.66. The company has a market cap of $71.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.04, a PEG ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 0.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 0.97. Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $3.45 and a fifty-two week high of $5.91.

Mizuho Financial Group (NYSE:MFG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 3rd. The bank reported $0.15 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.05. Mizuho Financial Group had a return on equity of 8.56% and a net margin of 7.85%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. will post 0.42 EPS for the current fiscal 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.