Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Boosts Holdings in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MUFG)

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MUFG) by 1.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,508,806 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 115,364 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. owned 0.09% of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group worth $99,091,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Natixis Advisors L.P. increased its stake in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group by 6.6% during the 4th quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. now owns 11,787,853 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,493,000 after purchasing an additional 727,837 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $57,968,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group by 0.9% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 5,873,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,567,000 after purchasing an additional 53,757 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC increased its stake in shares of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group by 4.4% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,477,626 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,015,000 after acquiring an additional 188,668 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group by 28.2% in the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,664,275 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,110,000 after acquiring an additional 806,728 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 13.59% of the company’s stock.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Stock Down 1.1 %

Shares of NYSE:MUFG traded down $0.11 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $10.02. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,447,351 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,926,763. The firm has a market capitalization of $123.62 billion, a PE ratio of 11.52, a P/E/G ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 0.61. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. has a twelve month low of $6.85 and a twelve month high of $11.22. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $10.16 and a 200 day moving average of $9.66.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (NYSE:MUFG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 15th. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.06 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $22.78 billion for the quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group had a net margin of 12.68% and a return on equity of 7.91%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. will post 0.79 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc operates as the bank holding company for MUFG Bank, Ltd. that provides various financial services in Japan, the United States, Europe, Asia/Oceania, and internationally. It operates through Digital Service Business Group; Retail & Commercial Banking Business Group; Japanese Corporate & Investment Banking Business Group; Asset Management & Investor Services Business Group; Global Corporate & Investment Banking Business Group; Global Commercial Banking Business Group; and Global Markets Business Group segments.