Sivia Capital Partners LLC Purchases 8,236 Shares of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MFG)

Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MFG) by 16.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 59,715 shares of the bank’s stock after buying an additional 8,236 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Mizuho Financial Group were worth $329,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its position in shares of Mizuho Financial Group by 21.0% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 831,018 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $4,064,000 after acquiring an additional 144,353 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Mizuho Financial Group by 20.0% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 952,107 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $4,656,000 after buying an additional 158,478 shares during the last quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC raised its holdings in shares of Mizuho Financial Group by 48.1% in the 4th quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 624,582 shares of the bank’s stock worth $3,054,000 after acquiring an additional 202,958 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp raised its stake in shares of Mizuho Financial Group by 86.1% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 9,743,983 shares of the bank’s stock worth $47,648,000 after purchasing an additional 4,508,649 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors grew its holdings in Mizuho Financial Group by 129.5% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors now owns 157,004 shares of the bank’s stock worth $768,000 after buying an additional 88,603 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 3.26% of the company’s stock.

Mizuho Financial Group Stock Performance

NYSE MFG opened at $5.57 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.96. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $5.06 and a 200-day moving average price of $5.23. Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. has a 1 year low of $3.45 and a 1 year high of $6.08. The firm has a market cap of $70.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.93, a PEG ratio of 0.76 and a beta of 0.40.

Mizuho Financial Group (NYSE:MFG) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 15th. The bank reported $0.03 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.03. The company had revenue of $12.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.38 billion. Mizuho Financial Group had a return on equity of 8.56% and a net margin of 7.85%. As a group, equities research analysts predict 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.