Nomura (NMR) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, NMR or APO?

Nomura has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apollo Global Management has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer NMR or APO?

Apollo Global Management has a consensus price target of $164.56, indicating a potential upside of 18.29%. Given Apollo Global Management's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Apollo Global Management is more favorable than Nomura.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nomura	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Apollo Global Management	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.94

Does the media favor NMR or APO?

In the previous week, Apollo Global Management had 27 more articles in the media than Nomura. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Apollo Global Management and 4 mentions for Nomura. Nomura's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Apollo Global Management's score of 0.75 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Apollo Global Management	15 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, NMR or APO?

Apollo Global Management has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Nomura	$31.11B	0.71	$2.25B	$0.83	9.02
Apollo Global Management	$26.11B	3.05	$4.58B	$5.35	26.00

Do insiders and institutionals believe in NMR or APO?

15.1% of Nomura shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.1% of Apollo Global Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Nomura shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Apollo Global Management shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is NMR or APO 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
Nomura	8.06%	10.58%	0.65%
Apollo Global Management	13.25%	13.38%	1.05%

Is NMR or APO a better dividend stock?

Nomura pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Apollo Global Management pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Nomura pays out 45.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apollo Global Management pays out 38.1% 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 increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Summary

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