Moelis & Company (MC) Competitors

Nomura (NYSE:NMR) and Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NMR or MC?

Moelis & Company received 75 more outperform votes than Nomura when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.83% of users gave Moelis & Company 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%
Moelis & Company	Outperform Votes 312 54.83%	Underperform Votes 257 45.17%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NMR or MC?

Nomura has higher revenue and earnings than Moelis & Company. Nomura is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moelis & Company, 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	8.18
Moelis & Company	$1.28B	3.68	$136.02M	$2.18	27.60

Which has more volatility and risk, NMR or MC?

Nomura has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Moelis & Company has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to NMR or MC?

In the previous week, Moelis & Company had 18 more articles in the media than Nomura. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Moelis & Company and 3 mentions for Nomura. Nomura's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Moelis & Company's score of 0.60 indicating that Nomura is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nomura	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Moelis & Company	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

15.1% of Nomura shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Moelis & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Nomura shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Moelis & Company shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is NMR or MC more profitable?

Moelis & Company has a net margin of 11.39% compared to Nomura's net margin of 7.96%. Moelis & Company's return on equity of 38.49% beat Nomura's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nomura	7.96%	9.19%	0.56%
Moelis & Company	11.39%	38.49%	14.03%

Do analysts rate NMR or MC?

Moelis & Company has a consensus price target of $59.83, indicating a potential downside of 0.54%. Given Moelis & Company's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Moelis & Company 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
Moelis & Company	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86

Is NMR or MC a better dividend stock?

Nomura pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Moelis & Company pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Nomura pays out 35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Moelis & Company pays out 119.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Moelis & Company has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Nomura is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Moelis & Company beats Nomura on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.