Mitsubishi UFJ FinancialMUFG
MUFG
About: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is the largest bank in Japan in terms of market capitalization and assets, with an 8.0% share of all domestic loans as of March 2024. It is the largest non-Chinese bank group globally and has a balance sheet slightly larger than those of JPMorgan Chase and HSBC Holdings. MUFG's operations in Japan account for around half of profit, banking in Thailand and Indonesia for around 15%, and equity-method earnings from Morgan Stanley most of the rest.
Employees: 167,500
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Funds holding %
of 6,823 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
57% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 30
43% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $355K | Put options by funds: $249K
41% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 172 | Existing positions reduced: 122
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 400 [Q2] → 411 (+11) [Q3]
0.05% less ownership
Funds ownership: 1.88% [Q2] → 1.83% (-0.05%) [Q3]
21% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.93B [Q2] → $2.3B (-$625M) [Q3]
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q2] → 0 (-2) [Q3]
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for MUFG.
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 3 articles about MUFG published over the past 30 days
Positive
CNBC International TV
2 weeks ago
Expect four rate cuts from ECB this year: MUFG
Henry Cook, a senior Europe economist at MUFG Bank, explains why he expects the U.S. to impose new tariffs on the EU this year, and how the ECB will navigate these trade winds.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
Japanese Banks Post Efficiency Gains As Interest Rate Hikes Boost Profits
Major Japanese banks logged gains in efficiency measured by their cost-to-income ratios over the 12 months ended Sept. 30, helped by improved profits.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
4 weeks ago
Singapore Banks' Capital Equity Tier 1 Ratios Climb Due To Basel III Reforms
Singapore banks posted substantial increases in their capital equity Tier 1 ratios as the final Basel III reforms came into effect. The Monetary Authority of Singapore noted that the local banking groups' CET1 capital adequacy ratios rose from 14.0% in the third quarter of 2023.
Positive
Reuters
1 month ago
AI data centres to bolster renewable energy demand even under Trump, says MUFG Americas CEO
The broad shift towards renewable energy in the U.S. will continue even under the incoming administration of Donald Trump, said the head of the Americas arm of Japan's largest banking group, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Convergent Energy and Power Closes Ground-Breaking Financing Facility from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group for its Distributed Energy Storage Project Pipeline
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Convergent Energy and Power (Convergent), a leading provider of distributed energy storage solutions in North America, today announced that it has closed a programmatic construction-to-term loan, tax equity bridge loan, and letter of credit facility with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG). The funding will provide capital for Convergent to accelerate construction of its energy storage and solar PV portfolio across North America. The facility is structured such that.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month ago
MUFG and DWS Group Launch Private Financing Strategic Venture for Project and Infrastructure Asset Investments
NEW YORK , Dec. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), a global leader in financial services, and asset management firm DWS Group (DWS) have launched a strategic venture designed to enhance their respective capabilities in underwriting and distributing infrastructure and alternative credit investments. The parties are initially targeting $1 billion of infrastructure and project finance transaction volume per year.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Mitsubishi UFJ Plans WealthNavi Buyout to Expand FinTech Capabilities
MUFG plans to acquire WealthNavi. The move aligns with the company's plans to expand its FinTech capabilities.
Positive
Reuters
1 month ago
Japan's MUFG to spend over $660 million to buy robo-adviser WealthNavi
Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) said on Friday it would spend about 99.7 billion yen ($664 million) to turn WealthNavi Inc , a provider of automated asset management, into a wholly owned subsidiary.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MUFG ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call November 14, 2024 8:00 PM ET Company Participants Jun Togawa - Senior Managing Corporate Executive and Group CFO Conference Call Participants Ken Takamiya - Nomura Securities Shinichiro Nakamura - BofA Securities Maoki Matsuno - Mizuho Securities Takahiro Yano - JPMorgan Ken Matsuda - Daiwa Securities Koichi Niwa - Citigroup Unidentified Company Representative Thank you for waiting. We will now begin the online conference call on financial highlights for the first half of the fiscal year ending March 31st, 2025 of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.
Positive
Reuters
2 months ago
Japan's MUFG lifts profit forecasts after Q2 net income nearly doubles
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group , Japan's top lender by assets, on Thursday raised its annual net profit forecast to a record 1.75 trillion yen ($11.23 billion) after second-quarter profit surged on higher interest rates and the sale of cross-held shares.
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