Mizuho Financial Group (MFG) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, HSBC or MFG?

HSBC has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mizuho Financial Group has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Mizuho Financial Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend HSBC or MFG?

HSBC currently has a consensus price target of $63.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.17%. Given HSBC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Mizuho 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 13.48% compared to Mizuho Financial Group's net margin of 10.16%. HSBC's return on equity of 12.73% beat Mizuho Financial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HSBC	13.48%	12.73%	0.81%
Mizuho Financial Group	10.16%	8.48%	0.32%

Is HSBC or MFG a better dividend stock?

HSBC pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Mizuho Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. HSBC pays out 39.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mizuho Financial Group pays out 31.3% 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 preferable valuation & earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HSBC	$141.75B	1.62	$23.98B	$5.05	13.02
Mizuho Financial Group	$59.30B	1.38	$3.92B	$0.48	13.53

Does the media favor HSBC or MFG?

In the previous week, HSBC had 31 more articles in the media than Mizuho Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for HSBC and 6 mentions for Mizuho Financial Group. HSBC's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Mizuho Financial Group's score of 0.14 indicating that HSBC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HSBC	20 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mizuho Financial Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

HSBC beats Mizuho Financial Group on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.