Nomura (NMR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Nomura Holdings, Inc. is a global financial services group headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm operates through three core business divisions—Global Markets, Investment Banking, and Asset Management—offering a wide range of services such as securities brokerage, market making, proprietary trading, and research to institutional and retail clients.

In its Global Markets division, Nomura provides clients with equity and fixed-income products, foreign exchange, and derivatives solutions. The Investment Banking arm delivers advisory services for mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing, and structured solutions. Nomura’s Asset Management segment manages portfolios across equities, fixed income, multi-asset and alternative strategies for individual and institutional investors worldwide.

Founded in 1925 by entrepreneur Tokushichi Nomura, the firm has expanded beyond its domestic roots to establish a presence across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas. Its international network includes major financial centers such as London, New York, Hong Kong, and Singapore, allowing Nomura to serve a diverse client base and leverage cross-border opportunities.

Nomura is led by Representative Executive Officer and Group CEO Kentaro Okuda, supported by a senior management team with expertise in global capital markets, investment banking, and asset management. The company’s long history and integrated platform position it as a competitive player in the international financial services industry.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.07 to $7.20
• 50-Day Range: $6.13 to $7.42
• 52-Week Range: $4.86 to $7.46
• Volume: 534,994 shs
• Average Volume: 649,237 shs
• Market Capitalization: $21.21 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.64
• Dividend Yield: 5.30%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Nomura Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Nomura scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 558th out of 935 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Nomura.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.26%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Nomura are expected to grow by 5.26% in the coming year, from $0.76 to $0.80 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Nomura is 8.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 63.63.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Nomura is 8.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 225.86.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Nomura has a PEG Ratio of 6.83. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Nomura has a P/B Ratio of 0.86. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.05% of the float of Nomura has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Nomura has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Nomura has recently decreased by 6.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Nomura is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.24%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Nomura does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Nomura is 45.78%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Nomura will have a dividend payout ratio of 47.50% next year. This indicates that Nomura will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.05% of the float of Nomura has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Nomura has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Nomura has recently decreased by 6.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Nomura to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Nomura insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.04% of the stock of Nomura is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 15.14% of the stock of Nomura is held by institutions.

NMR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have NMR shares performed this year?

Nomura's stock was trading at $5.79 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, NMR stock has increased by 23.9% and is now trading at $7.1750.

How were Nomura's earnings last quarter?

Nomura Holdings Inc ADR (NYSE:NMR) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.24 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.01. The financial services provider earned $3.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.04 billion. Nomura had a net margin of 8.06% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.58%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Nomura's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Nomura include Donald Smith & CO. Inc. (0.37%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (0.33%), Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC (0.08%) and Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (0.06%).
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Nomura?

Shares of NMR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Nomura own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Nomura investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), GE Aerospace (GE), Adobe (ADBE) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2025
• Today: 8/29/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/07/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: FIN - INVEST BKRS
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NMR
• CIK: 1163653
• Web: www.nomura.com
• Phone: (135) 255-1000
• Fax: 813-6746-7850
• Employees: 26,600
• Year Founded: 1925

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.83
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.64
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.44
• P/E Growth: 6.83
• Net Income: $2.25 billion
• Net Margins: 8.06%
• Pretax Margin: 9.96%
• Return on Equity: 10.58%
• Return on Assets: 0.65%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 7.58
• Current Ratio: 1.13
• Quick Ratio: 1.13

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $31.11 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.68
• Cash Flow: $0.89 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.07
• Book Value: $8.38 per share
• Price / Book: 0.86

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,956,210,000
• Free Float: 2,955,029,000
• Market Cap: $21.21 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.78