Signaturefd LLC Has $417,000 Stake in Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR)

Signaturefd LLC boosted its position in shares of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR) by 5.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 92,455 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 4,489 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC’s holdings in Nomura were worth $417,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of NMR. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd bought a new position in shares of Nomura in the third quarter worth about $2,273,000. QRG Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Nomura in the third quarter worth about $544,000. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Nomura by 5.8% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,085,771 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $4,365,000 after acquiring an additional 59,927 shares during the last quarter. Cable Hill Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Nomura in the third quarter worth about $218,000. Finally, Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Nomura in the third quarter worth about $195,000. 15.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Nomura Stock Down 1.5 %

Shares of NYSE NMR opened at $5.82 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $6.05 and a 200 day simple moving average of $5.02. The firm has a market cap of $17.48 billion, a PE ratio of 21.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 0.67. Nomura Holdings, Inc. has a 1 year low of $3.38 and a 1 year high of $6.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.65, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 1.10.

Nomura (NYSE:NMR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 31st. The financial services provider reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.11. Nomura had a net margin of 3.49% and a return on equity of 3.44%. The firm had revenue of $7.32 billion during the quarter. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.15 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Nomura Holdings, Inc. will post 0.31 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Bank of America upgraded shares of Nomura from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 25th.

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.