Nomura (NYSE:NMR) Shares Gap Down to $6.13

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR)’s stock price gapped down prior to trading on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $6.13, but opened at $5.95. Nomura shares last traded at $5.91, with a volume of 189,720 shares traded.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Nomura Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.65, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.72, a PEG ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 0.67. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $6.00 and a 200 day moving average price of $4.95.

Nomura (NYSE:NMR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 31st. The financial services provider reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.11. Nomura had a return on equity of 3.44% and a net margin of 3.49%. The business had revenue of $7.32 billion during the quarter. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.15 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Nomura Holdings, Inc. will post 0.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Nomura

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Nomura by 1,355.2% in the second quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 1,958,626 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $7,012,000 after buying an additional 1,824,030 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its position in Nomura by 24.5% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 7,521,760 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $28,207,000 after acquiring an additional 1,480,364 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in Nomura by 21.3% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,933,656 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $17,741,000 after purchasing an additional 689,849 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Nomura by 18.5% in the 1st quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 3,837,690 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $14,583,000 after purchasing an additional 599,278 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its stake in shares of Nomura by 167.6% in the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 931,190 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,566,000 after purchasing an additional 583,200 shares during the last quarter. 15.14% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.