Two Sigma Investments LP Takes $154,000 Position in Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR)

Two Sigma Investments LP purchased a new position in Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 26,622 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $154,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of NMR. Savant Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Nomura in the 4th quarter worth about $59,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its stake in shares of Nomura by 7.6% during the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 50,952 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $298,000 after buying an additional 3,603 shares during the last quarter. ABC Arbitrage SA bought a new position in shares of Nomura during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,254,000. Callan Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of Nomura by 23.4% in the fourth quarter. Callan Capital LLC now owns 137,845 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $798,000 after buying an additional 26,100 shares during the period. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Nomura by 7.3% during the 4th quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 32,535 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $188,000 after acquiring an additional 2,208 shares during the last quarter. 15.14% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Wall Street Zen cut Nomura from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 28th.

Nomura Trading Up 1.1%

NYSE NMR opened at $6.24 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $18.54 billion, a PE ratio of 8.91, a PEG ratio of 0.30 and a beta of 0.78. Nomura Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $4.66 and a 12 month high of $6.99. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $5.75 and its 200-day moving average price is $6.05. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.52.

Nomura (NYSE:NMR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.18 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $7.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $451.20 billion. Nomura had a net margin of 7.96% and a return on equity of 9.19%. Equities research analysts forecast that Nomura Holdings, Inc. will post 0.76 earnings per share for the current year.

Nomura Company 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.