Mizuho Financial Group (MFG) Competitors $5.60 -0.02 (-0.36%) Closing price 07/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.58 -0.01 (-0.27%) As of 04:59 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MFG vs. HSBC, HDB, RY, MUFG, C, TD, SAN, IBN, UBS, and SMFGShould you be buying Mizuho Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mizuho Financial Group include HSBC (HSBC), HDFC Bank (HDB), Royal Bank Of Canada (RY), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Citigroup (C), Toronto Dominion Bank (TD), Banco Santander (SAN), ICICI Bank (IBN), UBS Group (UBS), and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Mizuho Financial Group vs. Its Competitors HSBC HDFC Bank Royal Bank Of Canada Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Citigroup Toronto Dominion Bank Banco Santander ICICI Bank UBS Group Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group HSBC (NYSE:HSBC) and Mizuho Financial Group (NYSE:MFG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend HSBC or MFG? HSBC presently has a consensus price target of $63.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.91%. Given HSBC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe HSBC is more favorable than Mizuho Financial Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score HSBC 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Mizuho Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is HSBC or MFG more profitable? HSBC has a net margin of 14.55% compared to Mizuho Financial Group's net margin of 9.81%. HSBC's return on equity of 12.55% beat Mizuho Financial Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HSBC14.55% 12.55% 0.81% Mizuho Financial Group 9.81%10.37%0.39% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HSBC or MFG? 1.5% of HSBC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.3% of Mizuho Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of HSBC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Mizuho Financial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is HSBC or MFG a better dividend stock? HSBC pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Mizuho Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. HSBC pays out 36.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mizuho Financial Group pays out 31.9% 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. Does the media refer more to HSBC or MFG? In the previous week, HSBC had 19 more articles in the media than Mizuho Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for HSBC and 2 mentions for Mizuho Financial Group. Mizuho Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat HSBC's score of 0.33 indicating that Mizuho Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment HSBC 5 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Mizuho Financial Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HSBC or MFG? HSBC has higher revenue and earnings than Mizuho Financial Group. HSBC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mizuho Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHSBC$141.75B1.50$23.98B$5.4511.12Mizuho Financial Group$59.30B1.19$3.92B$0.4711.91 Which has more risk and volatility, HSBC or MFG? HSBC has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mizuho Financial Group has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHSBC beats Mizuho Financial Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Mizuho Financial Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MFG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MFG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MFG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMizuho Financial GroupBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$70.79B$66.77B$12.03B$20.53BDividend Yield2.72%3.70%5.58%3.77%P/E Ratio11.928.9119.9527.85Price / Sales1.191.9225.5437.49Price / Cash9.779.4621.3421.91Price / Book1.011.352.264.55Net Income$3.92B$6.85B$1.00B$984.95M7 Day Performance-0.09%1.00%1.75%2.31%1 Month Performance0.99%3.60%3.79%4.85%1 Year Performance29.63%40.72%540.42%13.81% Mizuho Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MFGMizuho Financial Group4.3482 of 5 stars$5.60-0.4%N/A+29.2%$70.79B$59.30B11.9252,307Positive NewsHSBCHSBC2.1663 of 5 stars$59.00+1.0%$63.00+6.8%+37.5%$207.44B$68.12B10.83211,304Trending NewsHDBHDFC Bank1.4442 of 5 stars$74.98+0.5%N/A+13.7%$189.88B$55.70B22.72213,527Trending NewsRYRoyal Bank Of Canada4.8124 of 5 stars$127.20-0.1%$193.00+51.7%+21.9%$179.42B$98.71B14.1394,838MUFGMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group4.098 of 5 stars$13.43-0.6%N/A+22.5%$162.02B$89.51B12.79140,000CCitigroup4.9381 of 5 stars$79.42+1.2%$83.30+4.9%+34.0%$148.34B$170.76B12.55239,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastTDToronto Dominion Bank4.2872 of 5 stars$71.21+0.5%$93.00+30.6%+34.5%$122.51B$88.27B10.44102,190Positive NewsSANBanco Santander4.1351 of 5 stars$8.00-1.4%N/A+82.3%$121.22B$66.96B9.20199,958Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumeIBNICICI Bank2.3236 of 5 stars$32.73+0.3%N/A+17.0%$116.75B$22.68B20.98187,765Stock SplitUBSUBS Group3.9586 of 5 stars$31.06+2.1%N/A+15.7%$99.59B$84.56B20.57108,648Trending NewsGap UpSMFGSumitomo Mitsui Financial Group4.2635 of 5 stars$14.77-0.5%N/A+10.2%$95.62B$66.82B16.23120,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HSBC Alternatives HDFC Bank Alternatives Royal Bank Of Canada Alternatives Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Alternatives Citigroup Alternatives Toronto Dominion Bank Alternatives Banco Santander Alternatives ICICI Bank Alternatives UBS Group Alternatives Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MFG) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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