Mizuho Financial Group (MFG) Competitors

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

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

45.3% of Royal Bank of Canada shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.3% of Mizuho Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Mizuho Financial Group shares are held 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 RY or MFG more profitable?

Royal Bank of Canada has a net margin of 12.28% compared to Mizuho Financial Group's net margin of 7.69%. Royal Bank of Canada's return on equity of 15.17% beat Mizuho Financial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Royal Bank of Canada	12.28%	15.17%	0.84%
Mizuho Financial Group	7.69%	7.74%	0.29%

Which has better earnings & valuation, RY or MFG?

Royal Bank of Canada has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mizuho Financial Group. Mizuho Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Royal Bank of Canada, 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
Royal Bank of Canada	$87.48B	1.97	$11.02B	$8.27	14.73
Mizuho Financial Group	$3.40T	0.02	$6.30B	$0.37	13.27

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RY or MFG?

Royal Bank of Canada received 420 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 55.19% of users gave Royal Bank of Canada an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Royal Bank of Canada	Outperform Votes 745 55.19%	Underperform Votes 605 44.81%
Mizuho Financial Group	Outperform Votes 325 59.63%	Underperform Votes 220 40.37%

Do analysts prefer RY or MFG?

Royal Bank of Canada presently has a consensus target price of $142.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.00%. Given Royal Bank of Canada's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Royal Bank of Canada is more favorable than Mizuho Financial Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Royal Bank of Canada	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Mizuho Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is RY or MFG a better dividend stock?

Royal Bank of Canada pays an annual dividend of $4.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Mizuho Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Royal Bank of Canada pays out 50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mizuho Financial Group pays out 29.7% 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. Royal Bank of Canada has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Royal Bank of Canada is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, RY or MFG?

Royal Bank of Canada has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mizuho Financial Group has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to RY or MFG?

In the previous week, Royal Bank of Canada had 8 more articles in the media than Mizuho Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Royal Bank of Canada and 10 mentions for Mizuho Financial Group. Royal Bank of Canada's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Mizuho Financial Group's score of 0.50 indicating that Royal Bank of Canada is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Royal Bank of Canada	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mizuho Financial Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Royal Bank of Canada beats Mizuho Financial Group on 18 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.