Nomura (NMR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Nomura Holdings, Inc. is a Japan-based financial services group and the parent company of Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. Its businesses serve individual investors, corporations, financial institutions, governments and other organizations through a range of investment and advisory services.

The company operates through three primary areas: retail, which provides wealth management, investment products and financial advice; investment management, which offers asset management and investment advisory services; and wholesale, which includes investment banking, equity and fixed-income sales and trading, research, and related capital-markets services. Nomura also provides solutions for corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and market transactions.

Nomura traces its origins to 1925, when the securities operations of Osaka Nomura Bank were established, and has expanded from its Japanese base into an international financial group. It serves clients in Japan and across major financial markets in the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Kentaro Okuda serves as President and Group Chief Executive Officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.96 to $10.14
• 50-Day Range: $9.40 to $10.87
• 52-Week Range: $6.71 to $10.94
• Volume: 549,957 shs
• Average Volume: 1.45 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $29.53 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.70
• Dividend Yield: 2.38%
• Price Target: $10.20
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Nomura Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Nomura scored higher than 63% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 508th out of 846 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: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Nomura has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Nomura is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Nomura has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Nomura are expected to remain at $0.98 per share in the coming year.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Nomura is 11.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.92.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Nomura is 11.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.27.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Nomura has a PEG Ratio of 1.07. 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 1.16. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued 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 2.25, 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 18.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Nomura pays a meaningful dividend of 2.29%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Nomura is 27.91%. 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 24.49% next year. This indicates that Nomura will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

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

News Sentiment

Nomura has a news sentiment score of 0.84. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for NMR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added Nomura to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 800% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 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

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

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

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/30/2026
• Today: 9/18/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Investment Banking & Brokerage
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NMR
• CIK: 1163653
• Web: www.nomuraholdings.com
• Phone: (135) 255-1000
• Fax: 813-6746-7850
• Employees: 28,677
• Year Founded: 1925

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Nomura: $10.20
• High Price Target: $10.20
• Low Price Target: $10.20
• Potential Upside/Downside: +1.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.86
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.70
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.27
• P/E Growth: 1.07
• Net Income: $2.39 billion
• Net Margins: 8.09%
• Pretax Margin: 11.34%
• Return on Equity: 10.42%
• Return on Assets: 0.63%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 8.06
• Current Ratio: 2.00
• Quick Ratio: 2.00

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $31.61 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.93
• Cash Flow: $0.94 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.73
• Book Value: $8.67 per share
• Price / Book: 1.16

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,933,850,000
• Free Float: 2,932,681,000
• Market Cap: $29.53 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.70