Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MUFG) Shares Bought by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MUFG - Free Report) by 143.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 40,264 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 23,706 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC's holdings in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group were worth $549,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Alaethes Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Alaethes Wealth LLC now owns 214,817 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,518,000 after buying an additional 951 shares during the period. EntryPoint Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group by 6.9% during the fourth quarter. EntryPoint Capital LLC now owns 15,595 shares of the company's stock worth $183,000 after purchasing an additional 1,002 shares in the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 66,349 shares of the company's stock valued at $778,000 after purchasing an additional 1,040 shares during the period. Wedmont Private Capital grew its holdings in shares of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group by 3.9% in the first quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 29,658 shares of the company's stock valued at $404,000 after purchasing an additional 1,126 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Addison Advisors LLC increased its stake in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group by 26.0% during the 4th quarter. Addison Advisors LLC now owns 6,129 shares of the company's stock worth $72,000 after buying an additional 1,263 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 13.59% of the company's stock.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Stock Up 1.6%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group stock traded up $0.22 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $13.84. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,320,811 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,272,390. The company has a market cap of $166.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.18, a P/E/G ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.42. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $13.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of $12.71. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $8.75 and a fifty-two week high of $15.03.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (NYSE:MUFG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 15th. The company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.03 by $0.10. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group had a return on equity of 9.18% and a net margin of 13.70%. The business had revenue of $22.91 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.47 billion. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. will post 0.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, June 14th.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Company Profile

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc operates as the bank holding company, that engages in a range of financial businesses in Japan, the United States, Europe, Asia/Oceania, and internationally. It operates through seven segments: Digital Service, Retail & Commercial Banking, Japanese Corporate & Investment Banking, Global Commercial Banking, Asset Management & Investor Services, Global Corporate & Investment Banking, and Global Markets.