Yousif Capital Management LLC Acquires 2,605 Shares of Nomura Holdings Inc ADR $NMR

Yousif Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Nomura Holdings Inc ADR (NYSE:NMR) by 5.5% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 50,350 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,605 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Nomura were worth $331,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Nomura by 6.0% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 431,978 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,842,000 after acquiring an additional 24,300 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in Nomura by 14.7% during the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 17,632 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $116,000 after purchasing an additional 2,255 shares during the last quarter. Callan Family Office LLC grew its stake in Nomura by 152.4% in the second quarter. Callan Family Office LLC now owns 129,895 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $855,000 after purchasing an additional 78,438 shares in the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Nomura during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $130,000. Finally, Clarius Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Nomura during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $77,000. 15.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Nomura Price Performance

NYSE:NMR opened at $6.96 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $20.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.38, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 0.74. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $7.26 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $6.52. Nomura Holdings Inc ADR has a one year low of $4.86 and a one year high of $7.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.58, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 1.13.

Nomura (NYSE:NMR) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by ($0.01). Nomura had a return on equity of 10.58% and a net margin of 8.06%.The company had revenue of $3.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.04 billion. Equities analysts expect that Nomura Holdings Inc ADR will post 0.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Zacks Research raised Nomura from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 16th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Nomura in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Nomura currently has an average rating of “Buy”.

About Nomura

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.