XY Capital Ltd Buys New Shares in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MUFG)

XY Capital Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MUFG - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 20,883 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $245,000.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group by 98.7% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 125,734 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,358,000 after buying an additional 62,449 shares during the period. Barclays PLC acquired a new position in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group in the third quarter valued at approximately $752,000. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group by 15.7% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 7,853,310 shares of the company's stock valued at $79,947,000 after buying an additional 1,067,409 shares during the period. Bleakley Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group by 11.8% in the third quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 25,613 shares of the company's stock valued at $261,000 after buying an additional 2,701 shares during the period. Finally, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. lifted its holdings in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group by 23.4% in the third quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 866,032 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,816,000 after buying an additional 164,206 shares during the period. 13.59% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Trading Up 1.9 %

MUFG traded up $0.24 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $12.59. The stock had a trading volume of 3,051,523 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,926,649. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $12.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $11.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.06, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $151.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.61. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. has a 1-year low of $8.75 and a 1-year high of $12.96.

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 net margin of 14.19% and a return on equity of 9.27%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. will post 0.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Profile

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.