Bailard Inc. Has $310,000 Stake in Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR)

Bailard Inc. lifted its stake in Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR) by 6.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 53,561 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 3,440 shares during the period. Bailard Inc.’s holdings in Nomura were worth $310,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in NMR. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Nomura by 20.2% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 10,179,764 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $53,138,000 after acquiring an additional 1,713,275 shares in the last quarter. Maverick Capital Ltd. acquired a new position in Nomura in the third quarter valued at about $1,219,000. ABC Arbitrage SA bought a new stake in Nomura during the fourth quarter worth about $1,254,000. Praetorian PR LLC grew its stake in Nomura by 53.3% during the third quarter. Praetorian PR LLC now owns 575,000 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,974,000 after buying an additional 200,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Point72 Asset Management L.P. bought a new position in Nomura in the 3rd quarter valued at about $717,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 15.14% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of Nomura from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th.

Nomura Trading Up 3.7 %

Shares of NMR opened at $6.63 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.52, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.17. Nomura Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $4.66 and a 52-week high of $6.99. The firm has a market cap of $19.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.46, a PEG ratio of 0.30 and a beta of 0.60. The business’s fifty day moving average is $6.28 and its 200-day moving average is $5.87.

Nomura (NYSE:NMR) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The financial services provider reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.08. Nomura had a return on equity of 9.19% and a net margin of 7.96%. Equities analysts anticipate that Nomura Holdings, Inc. will post 0.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Nomura Profile

Nomura Holdings, Inc provides various financial services to individuals, corporations, financial institutions, governments, and governmental agencies worldwide. It operates through three segments: Retail, Investment Management, and Wholesale. The Retail segment offers various financial products and investment consultation services.