Mizuho Financial Group (MFG) Competitors

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

Does the media favor MFG or HSBC?

In the previous week, HSBC had 30 more articles in the media than Mizuho Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for HSBC and 7 mentions for Mizuho Financial Group. Mizuho Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat HSBC's score of 0.36 indicating that Mizuho Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mizuho Financial Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HSBC	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer MFG or HSBC?

HSBC has a consensus target price of $63.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.40%. Given HSBC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe HSBC is more favorable than Mizuho Financial Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mizuho Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
HSBC	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is MFG or HSBC 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
Mizuho Financial Group	9.81%	10.37%	0.39%
HSBC	14.55%	12.55%	0.81%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MFG or HSBC?

3.3% of Mizuho Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.5% of HSBC shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Mizuho Financial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of HSBC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MFG or HSBC a better dividend stock?

Mizuho Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. HSBC pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Mizuho Financial Group pays out 31.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HSBC pays out 36.3% 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 more volatility & risk, MFG or HSBC?

Mizuho Financial Group has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HSBC has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MFG or HSBC?

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
Mizuho Financial Group	$59.30B	1.19	$3.92B	$0.47	11.90
HSBC	$141.75B	1.56	$23.98B	$5.45	11.61

Summary

HSBC beats Mizuho Financial Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.