Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Buys 24,734 Shares of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR)

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR) by 8.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 301,913 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 24,734 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC’s holdings in Nomura were worth $1,732,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its holdings in Nomura by 73.2% during the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 198,777 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,149,000 after buying an additional 83,998 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Nomura by 98.7% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 427,944 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,474,000 after buying an additional 212,599 shares in the last quarter. SYM FINANCIAL Corp bought a new position in Nomura during the second quarter valued at about $59,000. Choreo LLC bought a new position in Nomura during the second quarter valued at about $245,000. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Nomura in the second quarter valued at about $34,000. 15.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on NMR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. began coverage on Nomura in a research report on Thursday, August 29th. They issued a “neutral” rating on the stock. StockNews.com downgraded Nomura from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 5th.

Nomura Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:NMR opened at $5.52 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $16.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.92 and a beta of 0.63. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $5.65 and its 200-day moving average is $5.88. Nomura Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $3.75 and a 52-week high of $6.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.24, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.11.

Nomura (NYSE:NMR) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 30th. The financial services provider reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter. Nomura had a return on equity of 6.09% and a net margin of 5.61%. The business had revenue of $7.81 billion for the quarter.

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.