Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

DB:MZ8 Stock Report

Market Cap: €59.8b

Mizuho Financial Group Valuation

Is MZ8 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of MZ8 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: MZ8 (€23.32) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€36.76)

Significantly Below Fair Value: MZ8 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for MZ8?

Key metric: As MZ8 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MZ8. This is calculated by dividing MZ8's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MZ8's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio11.7x
EarningsJP¥829.38b
Market CapJP¥9.68t

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does MZ8's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for MZ8 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average6.3x
CBK Commerzbank
8x8.8%€17.3b
PCZ ProCredit Holding
4.3x10.7%€471.2m
SAN Banco Santander
5.7x-0.1%€67.5b
ISP Intesa Sanpaolo
7.3x0.2%€64.2b
MZ8 Mizuho Financial Group
11.7x5.4%€9.7t

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MZ8 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.7x) compared to the peer average (6.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MZ8's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Banks Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
MZ8 11.7xIndustry Avg. 7.3xNo. of Companies47PE0612182430+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MZ8 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.7x) compared to the European Banks industry average (7.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MZ8's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

MZ8 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio11.7x
Fair PE Ratio12.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MZ8 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.2x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst MZ8 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€23.56
€22.87
-2.9%
9.2%€27.70€19.70n/a11
Nov ’25€19.33
€22.84
+18.2%
8.8%€26.89€19.92n/a11
Oct ’25€18.40
€22.84
+24.1%
8.8%€26.89€19.92n/a11
Sep ’25€18.80
€22.67
+20.6%
8.8%€26.63€19.73n/a10
Aug ’25€20.22
€22.67
+12.1%
8.8%€26.63€19.73n/a10
Jul ’25€19.37
€19.93
+2.9%
11.1%€23.65€14.42n/a11
Jun ’25€18.58
€19.28
+3.8%
9.1%€21.12€14.75n/a11
May ’25€17.93
€19.09
+6.5%
10.2%€21.60€15.21n/a11
Apr ’25€18.13
€18.73
+3.4%
12.5%€21.69€14.67n/a11
Mar ’25€17.32
€18.04
+4.2%
10.9%€21.51€14.75n/a12
Feb ’25€16.55
€18.22
+10.2%
11.0%€22.26€15.27n/a12
Jan ’25€15.16
€18.22
+20.3%
11.0%€22.26€15.27n/a12
Dec ’24€15.36
€17.87
+16.3%
11.6%€22.54€15.03n/a13
Nov ’24€16.33
€17.79
+9.0%
10.8%€22.70€15.14€19.3313
Oct ’24€15.73
€17.12
+8.8%
12.3%€22.83€14.58€18.4013
Sep ’24€15.26
€16.51
+8.2%
14.2%€22.84€12.05€18.8014
Aug ’24€14.93
€15.79
+5.8%
16.7%€23.01€11.95€20.2214
Jul ’24€13.72
€14.89
+8.5%
12.5%€18.52€11.94€19.3713
Jun ’24€13.64
€15.01
+10.1%
15.8%€19.34€11.34€18.5812
May ’24€12.73
€14.96
+17.6%
15.4%€19.80€11.61€17.9313
Apr ’24€12.70
€15.33
+20.7%
15.5%€20.14€11.80€18.1313
Mar ’24€14.70
€15.17
+3.2%
16.7%€20.21€11.15€17.3213
Feb ’24€14.20
€15.01
+5.7%
18.0%€20.48€11.30€16.5513
Jan ’24€13.10
€14.02
+7.0%
19.1%€20.56€11.34€15.1613
Dec ’23€11.70
€13.57
+15.9%
19.8%€19.46€11.12€15.3612
Nov ’23€10.80
€13.26
+22.7%
20.2%€19.12€10.93€16.3312

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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