US Bancorp DE Boosts Position in Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR)

US Bancorp DE grew its holdings in shares of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR) by 17.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 241,699 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 35,948 shares during the quarter. US Bancorp DE’s holdings in Nomura were worth $1,399,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Nomura by 34.5% during the third quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 30,434 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $159,000 after buying an additional 7,806 shares during the period. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. increased its position in Nomura by 4.4% in the third quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 217,550 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,135,000 after buying an additional 9,229 shares in the last quarter. Catalytic Wealth RIA LLC purchased a new stake in Nomura in the third quarter worth about $59,000. Cable Hill Partners LLC increased its position in Nomura by 4.4% in the third quarter. Cable Hill Partners LLC now owns 72,061 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $376,000 after buying an additional 3,013 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Eagle Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Nomura by 8.2% during the third quarter. Eagle Asset Management Inc. now owns 117,761 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $615,000 after purchasing an additional 8,884 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 15.14% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Nomura Price Performance

NYSE:NMR opened at $6.52 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.31, a PEG 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. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $6.30 and a 200-day simple moving average of $5.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.52, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.11.

Nomura (NYSE:NMR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The financial services provider reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.14 by $0.08. Nomura had a return on equity of 9.19% and a net margin of 7.96%. Equities analysts forecast that Nomura Holdings, Inc. will post 0.76 EPS for the current year.

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.