Nomura (NMR) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer APO or NMR?

Apollo Global Management presently has a consensus price target of $164.07, indicating a potential upside of 30.31%. Given Apollo Global Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Apollo Global Management is more favorable than Nomura.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Apollo Global Management	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.81
Nomura	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is APO or NMR a better dividend stock?

Apollo Global Management pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Nomura pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Apollo Global Management pays out 38.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nomura pays out 45.8% 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. Apollo Global Management has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in APO or NMR?

77.1% of Apollo Global Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.1% of Nomura shares are held by institutional investors. 8.5% of Apollo Global Management shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Nomura shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is APO or NMR more profitable?

Apollo Global Management has a net margin of 13.25% compared to Nomura's net margin of 8.06%. Apollo Global Management's return on equity of 13.38% beat Nomura's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Apollo Global Management	13.25%	13.38%	1.05%
Nomura	8.06%	10.58%	0.65%

Does the media prefer APO or NMR?

In the previous week, Apollo Global Management had 36 more articles in the media than Nomura. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Apollo Global Management and 1 mentions for Nomura. Nomura's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Apollo Global Management's score of 0.82 indicating that Nomura is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Apollo Global Management	17 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nomura	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, APO or NMR?

Apollo Global Management has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Nomura. Nomura is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apollo Global 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
Apollo Global Management	$26.11B	2.76	$4.58B	$5.35	23.53
Nomura	$31.11B	0.68	$2.25B	$0.83	8.57

Which has more volatility and risk, APO or NMR?

Apollo Global Management has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nomura has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Apollo Global Management beats Nomura on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.