Custom Index Systems LLC Buys New Shares in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MUFG)

Custom Index Systems LLC bought a new stake in shares of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MUFG - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 24,003 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $281,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Caprock Group LLC boosted its holdings in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group by 5.5% in the 4th quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 136,657 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,602,000 after purchasing an additional 7,166 shares during the period. BTC Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group by 4.0% during the fourth quarter. BTC Capital Management Inc. now owns 109,221 shares of the company's stock worth $1,278,000 after buying an additional 4,244 shares in the last quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN increased its holdings in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. OLD National Bancorp IN now owns 19,841 shares of the company's stock valued at $233,000 after buying an additional 955 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group by 21.5% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 152,762 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,790,000 after acquiring an additional 27,028 shares during the period. Finally, Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group by 26.1% in the fourth quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC now owns 40,934 shares of the company's stock valued at $480,000 after buying an additional 8,476 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 13.59% of the company's stock.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of NYSE MUFG traded up $0.17 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $12.66. 1,090,327 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,850,731. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. has a 12 month low of $8.75 and a 12 month high of $12.96. The company has a market capitalization of $152.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.04, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.92. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $12.00 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $11.11.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (NYSE:MUFG - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.09. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group had a return on equity of 8.86% and a net margin of 13.89%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. will post 0.99 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, November 23rd.

About Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc operates as the bank holding company, that engages in a range of financial businesses in Japan, the United States, Europe, Asia/Oceania, and internationally. It operates through seven segments: Digital Service, Retail & Commercial Banking, Japanese Corporate & Investment Banking, Global Commercial Banking, Asset Management & Investor Services, Global Corporate & Investment Banking, and Global Markets.