Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC Grows Position in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MUFG)

Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE:MUFG) by 77.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 21,018 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,154 shares during the period. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group were worth $181,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Natixis Advisors L.P. boosted its position in Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group by 7.5% in the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. now owns 11,060,016 shares of the company’s stock worth $93,900,000 after purchasing an additional 773,830 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its position in shares of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 4,477,626 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,015,000 after buying an additional 188,668 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group by 28.2% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,664,275 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,110,000 after buying an additional 806,728 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its position in shares of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group by 7.1% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 1,930,116 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,387,000 after buying an additional 127,185 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in shares of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group by 5.9% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,327,345 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,269,000 after buying an additional 73,703 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 13.59% of the company’s stock.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:MUFG opened at $9.91 on Friday. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. has a 1 year low of $5.99 and a 1 year high of $11.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $122.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.61. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $10.19 and its 200-day moving average price is $9.21.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (NYSE:MUFG) last announced its earnings results on Monday, February 5th. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.17 by $0.04. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group had a return on equity of 7.78% and a net margin of 19.14%. The firm had revenue of $19.25 billion for the quarter. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. will post 0.79 earnings per share for the current 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.