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Hovde Group Initiates Coverage of First Financial Bankshares at Market Perform

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Fintel reports that on September 11, 2026, Hovde Group initiated coverage of First Financial Bankshares (NASDAQGS:FFIN) with a Market Perform recommendation.First Financial Bankshares, Inc. is a regional banking powerhouse based in the United States, primarily engaging in the ban

Directly affected

  • FFIN First Financial Bankshares

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • JPM JPMorgan Chase

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • BAC Bank of America

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • WFC Wells Fargo

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • C Citigroup

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • GS Goldman Sachs

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • MS Morgan Stanley

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates

  • XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR

    A fund of financial companies

  • KBE SPDR S&P Bank

    A fund of bank stocks

  • KRE SPDR S&P Regional Banking

    Regional banks are sensitive to deposits and rates

  • MFG MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC

    GA selected MFG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial, group. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
FFIN———————
JPM———————
BAC———————
WFC———————
C———————
GS———————
MS———————
XLF———————
KBE———————
KRE———————
MFG———————

Fintel reports that on September 11, 2026, Hovde Group initiated coverage of First Financial Bankshares (NASDAQGS:FFIN) with a Market Perform recommendation.First Financial Bankshares, Inc. is a regional banking powerhouse based in the Uni…

Source: Nasdaq Markets

The price since 12 Sep 2026: Mizuho Financial Group (MFG) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “Hovde Group Initiates Coverage of First Financial Bankshares at Market Perform,” Mizuho Financial Group (MFG) is -11.25%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.77% over the same days, a -12.02% difference versus the market.

MFG
SPY

Who gains and who loses around Mizuho Financial Group (MFG)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • MFG Mizuho Financial Group

    For “Hovde Group Initiates Coverage of First Financial Bankshares at Market Perform,” Mizuho Financial Group (MFG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected MFG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial, group. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • PFG Principal Financial Group

    In “Hovde Group Initiates Coverage of First Financial Bankshares at Market Perform,” Principal Financial Group (PFG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected PFG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial, group. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • CNO CNO Financial Group

    CNO Financial Group (CNO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Sep 2026 story “Hovde Group Initiates Coverage of First Financial Bankshares at Market Perform.” Reason on file: GA selected CNO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial, group. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • PDLB Ponce Financial Group

    Ponce Financial Group (PDLB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Sep 2026 story “Hovde Group Initiates Coverage of First Financial Bankshares at Market Perform.” Reason on file: GA selected PDLB as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial, group. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • WF Woori Financial Group

    In “Hovde Group Initiates Coverage of First Financial Bankshares at Market Perform,” Woori Financial Group (WF) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected WF as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial, group. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ALLY Ally Financial

    Ally Financial (ALLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Sep 2026 story “Hovde Group Initiates Coverage of First Financial Bankshares at Market Perform.” Reason on file: GA selected ALLY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Mizuho Financial Group (MFG)

“Hovde Group Initiates Coverage of First Financial Bankshares at Market Perform” (12 Sep 2026) reaches Mizuho Financial Group (MFG) through this story.

For Mizuho Financial Group (MFG), the reason on file says GA selected MFG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial, group. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Also listed, Principal Financial Group (PFG): GA selected PFG as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: financial, group. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Dates and price levels for Mizuho Financial Group (MFG)

CNO traded between 51.94 and 55.19 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 54.04. MFG traded between 10.02 and 11.33 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 10.06. PFG traded between 106.04 and 116.50 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 106.88.

A simple score for Mizuho Financial Group (MFG)

46 out of 100

“Hovde Group Initiates Coverage of First Financial Bankshares at Market Perform” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.