LandBridge (LB) Competitors

Nomura (NYSE:NMR) and LandBridge (NYSE:LB) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor NMR or LB?

In the previous week, LandBridge had 2 more articles in the media than Nomura. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for LandBridge and 1 mentions for Nomura. LandBridge's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Nomura's score of 1.56 indicating that LandBridge is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nomura	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
LandBridge	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is NMR or LB a better dividend stock?

Nomura pays an annual dividend of $0.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. LandBridge pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Nomura pays out 50.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. LandBridge pays out 11.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NMR or LB?

LandBridge received 708 more outperform votes than Nomura when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.21% of users gave LandBridge an outperform vote while only 53.74% of users gave Nomura an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nomura	Outperform Votes 237 53.74%	Underperform Votes 204 46.26%
LandBridge	Outperform Votes 945 59.21%	Underperform Votes 651 40.79%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NMR or LB?

15.1% of Nomura shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Nomura shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 70.4% of LandBridge shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NMR or LB?

Nomura has higher revenue and earnings than LandBridge. Nomura is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LandBridge, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nomura	$1.66T	0.01	$1.14B	$0.73	8.55
LandBridge	$134.89M	39.13	$260.42M	$3.56	20.27

Is NMR or LB more profitable?

Nomura has a net margin of 7.96% compared to LandBridge's net margin of 0.00%. Nomura's return on equity of 9.19% beat LandBridge's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nomura	7.96%	9.19%	0.56%
LandBridge	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate NMR or LB?

LandBridge has a consensus price target of $60.67, suggesting a potential downside of 15.93%. Given LandBridge's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe LandBridge is more favorable than Nomura.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nomura	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
LandBridge	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

LandBridge beats Nomura on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.