Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR) Shares Purchased by Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd raised its position in Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR) by 7.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 32,535 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,208 shares during the quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd’s holdings in Nomura were worth $188,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in NMR. FMR LLC grew its holdings in Nomura by 9.2% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,362,014 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $7,110,000 after buying an additional 114,676 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Nomura by 225.7% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 92,737 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $484,000 after purchasing an additional 64,268 shares in the last quarter. ABC Arbitrage SA acquired a new position in shares of Nomura during the fourth quarter valued at $1,254,000. Verition Fund Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Nomura during the third quarter valued at about $97,000. Finally, Maverick Capital Ltd. acquired a new stake in Nomura in the third quarter worth about $1,219,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 15.14% of the company’s stock.

Nomura Stock Performance

NMR opened at $6.63 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $6.28 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $5.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.52, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.11. The company has a market capitalization of $19.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.30 and a beta of 0.60. Nomura Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $4.66 and a 1-year high of $6.99.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

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.