Nomura (NMR) Competitors

Nomura (NYSE:NMR) and Ares Management (NYSE:ARES) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking and valuation.

Is NMR or ARES a better dividend stock?

Nomura pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Ares Management pays an annual dividend of $4.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Nomura pays out 35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ares Management pays out 263.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ares Management has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. Nomura is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, NMR or ARES?

Nomura has higher revenue and earnings than Ares Management. Nomura is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ares Management, 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	8.23
Ares Management	$4.27B	12.48	$440.96M	$1.70	95.89

Do analysts rate NMR or ARES?

Ares Management has a consensus price target of $174.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.05%. Given Ares Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ares Management 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
Ares Management	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the media refer more to NMR or ARES?

In the previous week, Ares Management had 25 more articles in the media than Nomura. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Ares Management and 4 mentions for Nomura. Nomura's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Ares Management's score of 0.73 indicating that Nomura is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nomura	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Ares Management	13 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, NMR or ARES?

Nomura has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Management has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NMR or ARES?

15.1% of Nomura shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of Ares Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Nomura shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 36.9% of Ares Management shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NMR or ARES?

Ares Management received 375 more outperform votes than Nomura when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.92% of users gave Ares Management 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%
Ares Management	Outperform Votes 612 68.92%	Underperform Votes 276 31.08%

Is NMR or ARES more profitable?

Ares Management has a net margin of 11.35% compared to Nomura's net margin of 7.96%. Ares Management's return on equity of 16.64% beat Nomura's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nomura	7.96%	9.19%	0.56%
Ares Management	11.35%	16.64%	3.41%

Summary

Ares Management beats Nomura on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.