LandBridge (LB) Competitors

Nomura (NYSE:NMR) and LandBridge (NYSE:LB) are both trading companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NMR or LB?

15.1% of Nomura shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Nomura shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 70.4% of LandBridge shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is NMR or LB more profitable?

Nomura has a net margin of 7.21% compared to LandBridge's net margin of 0.00%. Nomura's return on equity of 9.59% beat LandBridge's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nomura	7.21%	9.59%	0.58%
LandBridge	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor NMR or LB?

In the previous week, LandBridge had 7 more articles in the media than Nomura. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for LandBridge and 1 mentions for Nomura. Nomura's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat LandBridge's score of 0.91 indicating that Nomura is being referred to more favorably in the 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and 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	$31.11B	0.61	$2.25B	$0.73	8.77
LandBridge	$109.95M	41.67	-$41.77M	$3.56	17.60

Is NMR or LB a better dividend stock?

Nomura pays an annual dividend of $0.38 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 52.1% 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.

Do analysts recommend NMR or LB?

LandBridge has a consensus target price of $59.11, suggesting a potential downside of 5.63%. Given LandBridge's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.