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MFG vs WABC
Side-by-side comparison of Mizuho Financial Group Inc. Sponosred ADR (Japan) (MFG) and Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both MFG and WABC operate in Major Banks (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
- MFG is the larger of the two at $118.86B, about 92.0x WABC ($1.29B).
- Over the past year, MFG is up 71.2% and WABC is up 15.3% - MFG leads by 56.0 points.
- MFG has hit the wire 16 times in the past 4 weeks while WABC has been quiet.
- MFG has more recent analyst coverage (4 ratings vs 1 for WABC).
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.
Westamerica Bancorporation
Westamerica Bancorporation operates as a bank holding company for the Westamerica Bank that provides various banking products and services to individual and commercial customers. The company accepts various deposit products, including retail savings and checking accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. Its loan portfolio includes commercial, commercial and residential real estate, real estate construction, and consumer installment loans, as well as other loans primarily consisting of indirect automobile loans. Westamerica Bancorporation operates through 79 branch offices in 21 counties in Northern and Central California. The company was formerly known as Independent Bankshares Corporation and changed its name to Westamerica Bancorporation in 1983. Westamerica Bancorporation was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in San Rafael, California.
Latest MFG
- Group Chief Governance Officer Kurosawa Tatsuya converted options into 719 shares and returned $3,742,010 worth of shares to the company (288 units at $12,993.09), increasing direct ownership by 10% to 4,536 units (SEC Form 4)
- Officer Komatsu Minori converted options into 659 shares and returned $3,144,330 worth of shares to the company (264 units at $11,910.34) (SEC Form 4)
- Group Chief Strategy Officer Koyama Takeshi converted options into 1,048 shares and returned $7,958,269 worth of shares to the company (420 units at $18,948.26), increasing direct ownership by 7% to 9,612 units (SEC Form 4)
- Group Chief Compliance Officer Akamatsu Fusae converted options into 778 shares and returned $4,391,665 worth of shares to the company (312 units at $14,075.85) (SEC Form 4)
- Group Chief Financial Officer Samejima Makoto returned $20,984,028 worth of shares to the company (682 units at $30,768.37) and converted options into 1,703 shares, increasing direct ownership by 32% to 4,211 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Mizuho Financial Group Inc. Sponosred ADR (Japan)
- Amendment: SEC Form 6-K/A filed by Mizuho Financial Group Inc. Sponosred ADR (Japan)
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Mizuho Financial Group Inc. Sponosred ADR (Japan)
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Mizuho Financial Group Inc. Sponosred ADR (Japan)
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Mizuho Financial Group Inc. Sponosred ADR (Japan)
Latest WABC
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Westamerica Bancorporation
- SEC Form 4 filed by SVP/Banking Division Manager Baker Robert James Jr
- Westamerica Bancorporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- SEC Form 4 filed by SVP/Risk Officer Belton Curtis
- Westamerica Bancorporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Westamerica Bancorporation Increases Stock Repurchase Plan Authorization
- Director Wondeh Inez bought $3,281 worth of shares (61 units at $53.78), increasing direct ownership by 6% to 1,007 units (SEC Form 4)
- Westamerica Bancorporation filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Westamerica Bancorporation Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend
- SEC Form 4 filed by Baker Robert James Jr