81,210 Shares in Nomura Holdings Inc ADR $NMR Bought by SG Trading Solutions LLC

SG Trading Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Nomura Holdings Inc ADR (NYSE:NMR) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 81,210 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $681,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Nomura by 12.5% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 289,538 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,781,000 after purchasing an additional 32,206 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in Nomura by 6.7% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 4,617,888 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $28,400,000 after buying an additional 289,984 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth increased its holdings in Nomura by 38.4% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 22,574 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $139,000 after buying an additional 6,268 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its position in Nomura by 35.6% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 19,272 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $127,000 after acquiring an additional 5,060 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers raised its position in Nomura by 28.1% during the second quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 12,936 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $85,000 after acquiring an additional 2,839 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 15.14% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have issued reports on NMR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Nomura from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Nomura from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy”.

Nomura Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:NMR opened at $8.98 on Friday. Nomura Holdings Inc ADR has a fifty-two week low of $6.02 and a fifty-two week high of $9.58. The business has a 50-day moving average of $8.29 and a two-hundred day moving average of $8.41. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.23, a P/E/G ratio of 5.40 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.38, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 1.13.

Nomura (NYSE:NMR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.21 by ($0.05). The company had revenue of $3.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.43 billion. Nomura had a return on equity of 9.70% and a net margin of 7.64%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Nomura Holdings Inc ADR will post 0.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Nomura

Nomura Holdings, Inc is a global financial services group headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with origins dating back to 1925 when Tokushichi Nomura II established the firm as a securities business. Over the decades Nomura has grown from a domestic securities house into a multinational financial services firm by expanding its product offerings and international footprint. The company is publicly listed and operates through a network of subsidiaries and branches to serve a broad client base.

Nomura’s principal businesses encompass retail brokerage, wholesale (investment banking and global markets), and asset management.