Citizens Financial Group (CFG) Competitors

Mizuho Financial Group (NYSE:MFG) and Citizens Financial Group (NYSE:CFG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MFG or CFG?

3.3% of Mizuho Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Citizens Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Mizuho Financial Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Citizens Financial Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MFG or CFG?

Mizuho Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than Citizens Financial Group. Mizuho Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Citizens Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mizuho Financial Group	$59.30B	1.19	$5.84B	$0.47	11.93
Citizens Financial Group	$12.36B	1.56	$1.51B	$3.15	14.03

Does the media refer more to MFG or CFG?

In the previous week, Citizens Financial Group had 8 more articles in the media than Mizuho Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Citizens Financial Group and 5 mentions for Mizuho Financial Group. Citizens Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Mizuho Financial Group's score of 0.63 indicating that Citizens Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mizuho Financial Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Citizens Financial Group	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MFG or CFG a better dividend stock?

Mizuho Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Citizens Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Mizuho Financial Group pays out 31.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Citizens Financial Group pays out 53.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has more risk & volatility, MFG or CFG?

Mizuho Financial Group has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Citizens Financial Group has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend MFG or CFG?

Citizens Financial Group has a consensus target price of $47.89, indicating a potential upside of 8.33%. Given Citizens Financial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Citizens Financial Group is more favorable than Mizuho Financial Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mizuho Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Citizens Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72

Is MFG or CFG more profitable?

Citizens Financial Group has a net margin of 12.76% compared to Mizuho Financial Group's net margin of 9.81%. Mizuho Financial Group's return on equity of 10.38% beat Citizens Financial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mizuho Financial Group	9.81%	10.38%	0.39%
Citizens Financial Group	12.76%	6.84%	0.70%

Summary

Citizens Financial Group beats Mizuho Financial Group on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.