Nomura (NMR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: NMR) is a leading global financial services group founded in Tokyo in 1925. Originally established by Tokushichi Nomura II as a money brokerage business, the company has grown into a full-service investment bank with a presence in Asia, the Americas and Europe. Over its nearly century-long history, Nomura has built a reputation for combining Japanese heritage with international expertise, notably expanding its footprint through strategic acquisitions, including key operations acquired from Lehman Brothers in 2008.

Nomura’s operations are organized into three principal business segments. Its Retail division offers a broad range of brokerage and advisory services to individual investors, including securities trading, wealth management and corporate bond distribution. The Wholesale division, also known as Global Markets, provides institutional clients with sales, trading, financing, derivatives and risk management solutions across equities, fixed income, foreign exchange and commodities. In addition, Nomura Asset Management delivers investment products and advisory services to pension funds, insurers, sovereign wealth funds and other institutional investors worldwide, covering both traditional and alternative asset classes.

With headquarters in Tokyo and a network of offices spanning major financial centers such as London, New York, Hong Kong and Singapore, Nomura serves a diverse clientele of sovereign entities, multinational corporations, financial institutions and individual investors. The firm leverages regional insights and global research capabilities to support cross-border transactions, initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions, debt capital markets activities and structured finance solutions.

Under the leadership of President and Group Chief Executive Officer Kentaro Okuda, Nomura continues to invest in digital platforms, data analytics and sustainable finance initiatives. The firm’s strategic priorities include enhancing client experience through technology, broadening its product offering in high-growth markets and reinforcing its commitment to environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles. Nomura remains focused on delivering long-term value to stakeholders by balancing global ambition with deep local knowledge.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.36 to $6.43
• 50-Day Range: $5.51 to $6.61
• 52-Week Range: $4.66 to $6.99
• Volume: 466,783 shs
• Average Volume: 714,561 shs
• Market Capitalization: $19.04 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.78
• Dividend Yield: 5.93%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Nomura Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Nomura scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 523rd out of 936 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 8.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.91.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Nomura is 8.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.04.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Nomura has a PEG Ratio of 4.95. 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 0.81. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 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 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Nomura has recently increased by 47.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Nomura is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.91%, 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 52.05%. 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 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Nomura has recently increased by 47.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Nomura has a news sentiment score of 1.37. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.95 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Nomura this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for NMR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Nomura to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 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 shares have increased by 10.7% and is now trading at $6.41.

How were Nomura's earnings last quarter?

Nomura Holdings Inc ADR (NYSE:NMR) posted its earnings results on Friday, April, 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.03. The financial services provider had revenue of $7.08 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $451.20 billion. Nomura had a net margin of 7.21% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.59%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Nomura's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Nomura include Gallacher Capital Management LLC, Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC, Parallel Advisors LLC and Sivia Capital Partners LLC.
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: 4/25/2025
• Today: 7/11/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/29/2025
• 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: 27,242
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.73
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.77
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.43
• P/E Growth: 4.93
• Net Income: $2.25 billion
• Net Margins: 7.21%
• Pretax Margin: 9.96%
• Return on Equity: 9.59%
• Return on Assets: 0.58%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 6.91
• Current Ratio: 1.11
• Quick Ratio: 1.11

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $31.11 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.61
• Cash Flow: $0.89 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.17
• Book Value: $7.96 per share
• Price / Book: 0.80

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,970,750,000
• Free Float: 2,969,567,000
• Market Cap: $19.03 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.79