Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (LTS:0LAF) Short Percentage of Float

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LTS:0LAF Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc LTS:0LAF
64 GF Score
Price $26.36
GF Value $15.90
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 6 Warning Signs
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What is Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Short Percentage of Float?

Short Percentage of Float is the percentage of shares shorted compared to the float.

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LTS:0LAF vs JPM, BAC, WFC: Short Percentage of Float Comparison

For the Banks - Diversified subindustry, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's Short Percentage of Float, along with its competitors' market caps and Short Percentage of Float data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Short Percentage of Float vs Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's Short Percentage of Float distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group's Short Percentage of Float falls into.


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64GF Score
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Is Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (LTS:0LAF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $26.36 is trading 65.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of $15.90. GuruFocus considers Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for LTS:0LAF:

  • Short Percentage of Float:
  • GF Value™: $15.90 vs. price of $26.36 (65.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 64/100 with 6 warning signs

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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Business Description

Address 1-2, Marunouchi 1-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JPN, 100-0005
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is roughly tied with Mizuho Financial Group for the status of Japan's second-largest bank after Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. As of March 2025, its market share of domestic loans was 7.3%, compared with 8.4% for MUFG. It has a larger consumer finance business than the other two megabanks, owning 100% of the Promise business and SMBC Card. It also controls one of Japan's largest leasing companies and SMBC Aviation Capital, one of the top five aircraft lessors globally. In securities, its SMBC Nikko unit is Japan's third-largest retail broker, although SMFG has lagged somewhat in institutional securities business and asset management.
64GF Score

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$26.36
Price
$15.90
GF Value