Mizuho Financial Group (MFG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. is a Japan-based financial services group headquartered in Tokyo. Established in 2003 through the integration of Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Fuji Bank and Industrial Bank of Japan, the group operates through a range of financial businesses serving individuals, companies, financial institutions and public-sector organizations.

Its principal activities include commercial and investment banking, trust banking, securities services, asset management, leasing, research and consulting. Through its core banking subsidiary, Mizuho Bank, the group provides deposits, loans, payments, foreign-exchange services and other financial products. Mizuho Securities offers investment banking, brokerage and capital-markets services, while Mizuho Trust & Banking provides trust, asset-management and related services.

Mizuho serves customers throughout Japan and maintains an international network supporting cross-border banking, corporate finance, securities and transaction services across Asia, the Americas, Europe and other major financial markets. The group is led by Masahiko Kato, who serves as president and group chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $11.28 to $11.41
• 50-Day Range: $9.81 to $11.46
• 52-Week Range: $6.09 to $11.49
• Volume: 3.58 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.90 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $139.95 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.82
• Dividend Yield: 1.24%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy

Mizuho Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Mizuho Financial Group scored higher than 67% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 454th out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Buy

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Mizuho Financial Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.44%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Mizuho Financial Group are expected to grow by 16.44% in the coming year, from $0.73 to $0.85 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Mizuho Financial Group is 13.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.71.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Mizuho Financial Group is 13.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.55.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Mizuho Financial Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.91. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Mizuho Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.85. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.06% of the float of Mizuho Financial Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Mizuho Financial Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.64, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mizuho Financial Group has recently decreased by 7.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Mizuho Financial Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.23%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Mizuho Financial Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Mizuho Financial Group is 17.07%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Mizuho Financial Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.47% next year. This indicates that Mizuho Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.04

News Sentiment

Mizuho Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 1.04. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.86 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Mizuho Financial Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for MFG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Mizuho Financial Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Mizuho Financial Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.01% of the stock of Mizuho Financial Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

3.26% of the stock of Mizuho Financial Group is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Today: 9/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MFG
• CIK: 1335730
• Web: www.mizuho-fg.co.jp
• Phone: (135) 224-1111
• Fax: 813-5224-1059
• Employees: 52,427
• Year Founded: 2003

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.82
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.82
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.52
• P/E Growth: 0.91
• Net Income: $7.64 billion
• Net Margins: 17.15%
• Pretax Margin: 19.78%
• Return on Equity: 12.82%
• Return on Assets: 0.49%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.53
• Current Ratio: 0.93
• Quick Ratio: 0.93

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $60.35 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.32
• Cash Flow: $0.79 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.42
• Book Value: $6.13 per share
• Price / Book: 1.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 12,350,860,000
• Free Float: 12,349,626,000
• Market Cap: $139.95 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.46