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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Is MFG or HSBC more profitable?

HSBC has a net margin of 16.17% compared to Mizuho Financial Group's net margin of 7.85%. HSBC's return on equity of 12.20% beat Mizuho Financial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mizuho Financial Group	7.85%	8.56%	0.33%
HSBC	16.17%	12.20%	0.79%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MFG or HSBC?

HSBC received 618 more outperform votes than Mizuho Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.63% of users gave Mizuho Financial Group an outperform vote while only 58.25% of users gave HSBC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mizuho Financial Group	Outperform Votes 325 59.63%	Underperform Votes 220 40.37%
HSBC	Outperform Votes 943 58.25%	Underperform Votes 676 41.75%

Which has better earnings & valuation, MFG or HSBC?

HSBC has lower revenue, but higher 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	$3.60T	0.02	$6.30B	$0.40	14.65
HSBC	$67.40B	3.08	$23.53B	$6.20	9.41

Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is MFG or HSBC a better dividend stock?

Mizuho Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. HSBC pays an annual dividend of $7.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.3%. Mizuho Financial Group pays out 30.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HSBC pays out 115.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts rate MFG or HSBC?

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)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the media prefer MFG or HSBC?

In the previous week, HSBC had 27 more articles in the media than Mizuho Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for HSBC and 11 mentions for Mizuho Financial Group. Mizuho Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat HSBC's score of 0.56 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HSBC	13 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, MFG or HSBC?

Mizuho Financial Group has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HSBC has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

HSBC beats Mizuho Financial Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.