Cerity Partners LLC Acquires 36,767 Shares of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR)

Cerity Partners LLC raised its holdings in Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR) by 19.5% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 225,016 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 36,767 shares during the quarter. Cerity Partners LLC’s holdings in Nomura were worth $1,015,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC raised its position in Nomura by 13.6% in the 3rd quarter. Lake Street Advisors Group LLC now owns 21,764 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $88,000 after purchasing an additional 2,611 shares during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. raised its position in Nomura by 29.1% in the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 13,292 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 2,995 shares during the last quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC raised its position in Nomura by 16.5% in the 3rd quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 21,498 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $86,000 after purchasing an additional 3,049 shares during the last quarter. Sage Rhino Capital LLC raised its position in Nomura by 20.2% in the 3rd quarter. Sage Rhino Capital LLC now owns 19,350 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $78,000 after purchasing an additional 3,257 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC raised its position in Nomura by 32.4% in the 1st quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 13,815 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 3,380 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 15.14% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Nomura Trading Down 1.7 %

NMR stock opened at $5.77 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $17.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.37, a PEG ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 0.67. Nomura Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $3.38 and a twelve month high of $6.62. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.65. The business has a fifty day moving average of $6.01 and a 200-day moving average of $4.98.

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

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.