Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:SMFG) is a Japan-based financial services holding company headquartered in Tokyo. Through its subsidiaries, the group provides commercial and investment banking, financial advisory, payments, asset management, leasing, consumer finance and other related services to individuals, businesses, financial institutions and governments.

Its principal banking subsidiary is Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, which offers deposits, lending, foreign exchange, trade finance, capital markets services and wealth management. The group also operates through businesses involved in securities, credit cards, leasing, private banking, asset management and consumer finance, serving customers across a range of personal and corporate financial needs.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group traces its origins to the historic Sumitomo and Sakura banking businesses, with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation established in 2001 and the group holding company formed in 2002. In addition to its extensive presence in Japan, the group maintains operations and relationships across Asia, the Americas, Europe and other international markets. Its businesses are coordinated under the SMBC Group brand.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $25.74 to $26.37
• 50-Day Range: $24.57 to $27.55
• 52-Week Range: $15.18 to $27.61
• Volume: 1.49 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.35 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $164.94 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.08
• Dividend Yield: 1.81%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 495th out of 852 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: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.59%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group are expected to grow by 15.59% in the coming year, from $1.86 to $2.15 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is 18.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.45.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is 18.08, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.32.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.88. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.38. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.12% of the float of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.82.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has recently decreased by 14.65%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.76%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is 32.64%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.86% next year. This indicates that Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.52

News Sentiment

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group has a news sentiment score of 0.52. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for SMFG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $169,880.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.05% of the stock of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

3.85% of the stock of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/30/2026
• Today: 9/29/2026
• 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:SMFG
• CIK: 1022837
• Web: www.smfg.co.jp
• Phone: (133) 282-8111
• Fax: 813-4333-9954
• Employees: 123,000
• Year Founded: 2001

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.44
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.08
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.00
• P/E Growth: 0.88
• Net Income: $7.84 billion
• Net Margins: 16.24%
• Pretax Margin: 18.18%
• Return on Equity: 10.65%
• Return on Assets: 0.56%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.65
• Current Ratio: 1.05
• Quick Ratio: 1.05

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $71.68 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.30
• Cash Flow: $2.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.87
• Book Value: $18.92 per share
• Price / Book: 1.38

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 6,335,210,000
• Free Float: 6,332,040,000
• Market Cap: $164.94 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.42