Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

Mizuho Financial Group (NYSE: MFG - Get Free Report) and First Northern Community Bancorp (NASDAQ: FNRN - Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk. Insider and Institutional Ownership 3.3%

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Mizuho (MFG) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

Cetera Investment Advisers cut its stake in shares of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: MFG) by 23.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 165,640 shares of the bank's stock after selling 50,790 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers' holdings in Mizuho