Flputnam Investment Management Co. Has $80,000 Position in Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MFG)

Flputnam Investment Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MFG) by 27.7% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 23,375 shares of the bank’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,068 shares during the quarter. Flputnam Investment Management Co.’s holdings in Mizuho Financial Group were worth $80,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of MFG. FMR LLC grew its holdings in Mizuho Financial Group by 278.5% during the 1st quarter. FMR LLC now owns 8,178,492 shares of the bank’s stock worth $23,063,000 after acquiring an additional 6,017,867 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Mizuho Financial Group during the 2nd quarter worth about $9,695,000. BlackRock Inc. boosted its position in shares of Mizuho Financial Group by 30.0% during the 3rd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 7,100,083 shares of the bank’s stock worth $15,691,000 after purchasing an additional 1,637,617 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Mizuho Financial Group by 153.7% during the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,129,681 shares of the bank’s stock worth $3,077,000 after purchasing an additional 1,290,129 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Mizuho Financial Group by 7,883.4% during the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,147,852 shares of the bank’s stock worth $3,260,000 after purchasing an additional 1,133,474 shares in the last quarter. 3.26% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Mizuho Financial Group Price Performance

MFG stock opened at $3.85 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $48.74 billion, a PE ratio of 10.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 0.42. The company’s 50-day moving average is $3.87 and its 200-day moving average is $3.60. Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. has a 1 year low of $2.81 and a 1 year high of $4.32.

Mizuho Financial Group (NYSE:MFG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 2nd. The bank reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $12.97 billion for the quarter. Mizuho Financial Group had a net margin of 8.48% and a return on equity of 6.72%. On average, analysts anticipate that Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. will post 0.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mizuho Financial Group Company 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.