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MFG vs WTFC
Side-by-side comparison of Mizuho Financial Group Inc. Sponosred ADR (Japan) (MFG) and Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both MFG and WTFC operate in Major Banks (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- MFG is the larger of the two at $130.47B, about 12.0x WTFC ($10.89B).
- Over the past year, MFG is up 89.8% and WTFC is up 21.5% - MFG leads by 68.3 points.
- MFG has been more active in the news (21 items in the past 4 weeks vs 15 for WTFC).
- WTFC has more recent analyst coverage (21 ratings vs 4 for MFG).
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. Sponosred ADR (Japan)
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in banking, trust, securities, and other businesses related to financial services in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia/Oceania, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Retail & Business Banking Company, Corporate & Institutional Company, Global Corporate Company, Global Markets Company, and Asset Management Company. The company provides deposit products; syndicated, housing, and card loans; business matching services; and advisory services related to overseas expansions, and mergers and acquisitions-related services. It also offers consulting services, including asset management and asset succession; payroll services; and sells lottery tickets issued by prefectures and ordinance-designated cities. In addition, it offers financial solutions, such as fund management, underwriting of equity and bonds, M&A advisory, and risk hedging products, etc. for corporate customers to meet their needs in fund-raising, investment management, and financial strategies; solutions based on their capital management, business strategy, and financial strategy; solutions related to real estate; advisory services and solutions, such as advice on proposals on various investment products; and financial services that include funding support. Further, the company offers sales and trading services to meet risk hedging and investment needs; investment products for individual customers; and consulting services for institutional investors. Additionally, the company provides products and services related to trust, securitization and structured finance, pension, and stock transfers; securities services; and research, private banking, and information technology-related services. As of March 31, 2020, its branch network included 464 Mizuho Bank, 60 Mizuho Trust and Banking, and 256 Mizuho Securities; and 7,200 automated teller machines in Japan. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Wintrust Financial Corporation
Wintrust Financial Corporation operates as a financial holding company. It operates in three segments: Community Banking, Specialty Finance, and Wealth Management. The Community Banking segment offers non-interest bearing deposits, non-brokered interest-bearing transaction accounts, and savings and domestic time deposits; home equity, consumer, and real estate loans; safe deposit facilities; and automatic teller machine (ATM), online and mobile banking, and other services. It also engages in the retail origination and purchase of residential mortgages for sale into the secondary market; and provision of lending, deposits, and cash management services to condominium, homeowner, and community associations, as well as asset-based lending for middle-market companies. In addition, this segment offers loan and deposit services to mortgage brokerage companies; lending to restaurant franchisees; direct leasing; small business administration loans; commercial mortgages and construction loans; and financial solutions. It provides personal and commercial banking services primarily to individuals, small to mid-sized businesses, local governmental units, and institutional clients. The Specialty Finance segment offers commercial and life insurance premiums financing for businesses and individuals; accounts receivable financing, value-added, and out-sourced administrative services; and other specialty finance services, as well as data processing of payrolls, billing, and cash management services to temporary staffing industry. The Wealth Management segment provides trust and investment, asset management, tax-deferred exchange, securities brokerage, and retirement plan services. The company operates 181 banking facilities and 229 ATMs in the Chicago metropolitan area, southern Wisconsin, northwest Indiana, and Florida. Wintrust Financial Corporation was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois.
Latest MFG
- Officer Tsujimori Hideki converted options into 1,315 shares and returned $13,324,785 worth of shares to the company (526 units at $25,332.29), increasing direct ownership by 33% to 3,152 units (SEC Form 4)
- Officer Shiraishi Shiro converted options into 1,315 shares and returned $13,324,785 worth of shares to the company (526 units at $25,332.29), increasing direct ownership by 10% to 8,340 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Hitomi Makoto converted options into 1,112 shares and returned $9,536,933 worth of shares to the company (445 units at $21,431.31), increasing direct ownership by 17% to 4,537 units (SEC Form 4)
- Officer Akita Natsumi converted options into 4,512 shares and returned $156,907,278 worth of shares to the company (1,805 units at $86,929.24), increasing direct ownership by 104% to 5,303 units (SEC Form 4)
- Officer Sugawara Masayuki returned $215,227,947 worth of shares to the company (2,114 units at $101,810.76) and converted options into 5,281 shares, increasing direct ownership by 14% to 26,143 units (SEC Form 4)
- Officer Hihara Shinichiro converted options into 2,595 shares and returned $51,889,963 worth of shares to the company (1,038 units at $49,990.33), increasing direct ownership by 30% to 6,805 units (SEC Form 4)
- Officer Yonezawa Takefumi converted options into 3,069 shares and returned $72,624,878 worth of shares to the company (1,228 units at $59,140.78), increasing direct ownership by 54% to 5,244 units (SEC Form 4)
- Officer Yagi Minako converted options into 3,069 shares and returned $72,624,878 worth of shares to the company (1,228 units at $59,140.78), increasing direct ownership by 54% to 5,234 units (SEC Form 4)
- Officer Kaminoyama Nobuhiro converted options into 6,054 shares and returned $282,512,034 worth of shares to the company (2,422 units at $116,644.11), increasing direct ownership by 26% to 17,354 units (SEC Form 4)
- Officer Inomata Naoshi converted options into 6,261 shares and returned $302,206,732 worth of shares to the company (2,505 units at $120,641.41), increasing direct ownership by 22% to 20,529 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest WTFC
- Raymond James resumed coverage on Wintrust Fin with a new price target
- Wintrust Fin downgraded by UBS with a new price target
- Wintrust to purchase Northern Trust guardianship services business
- Director Glabe Marla F was granted 416 shares, increasing direct ownership by 2% to 23,776 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Richter David S was granted 424 shares, increasing direct ownership by 35% to 1,647 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Teglia Karin Gustafson was granted 485 shares, increasing direct ownership by 3% to 19,464 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Kohl Laura A. was granted 399 shares, increasing direct ownership by 54% to 1,134 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Mckinney Suzet M was granted 408 shares, increasing direct ownership by 12% to 3,711 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Smith Gregory A was granted 447 shares, increasing direct ownership by 13% to 3,976 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Crist Peter D was granted 710 shares, increasing direct ownership by 0.95% to 75,637 units (SEC Form 4)