Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR) Short Interest Update

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR - Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 668,900 shares, a growth of 26.8% from the January 31st total of 527,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 510,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. FMR LLC lifted its position in Nomura by 9.2% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,362,014 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $7,110,000 after buying an additional 114,676 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Nomura by 225.7% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 92,737 shares of the financial services provider's stock worth $484,000 after buying an additional 64,268 shares during the last quarter. ABC Arbitrage SA bought a new stake in Nomura in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,254,000. Verition Fund Management LLC bought a new stake in Nomura in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $97,000. Finally, Maverick Capital Ltd. bought a new stake in Nomura in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,219,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 15.14% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded Nomura from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th.

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Nomura Price Performance

NMR stock traded up $0.05 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $6.52. 599,679 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 583,972. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.52, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 1.11. The company has a market capitalization of $19.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.31, a P/E/G ratio of 0.30 and a beta of 0.60. Nomura has a 52-week low of $4.66 and a 52-week high of $6.99. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $6.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $5.87.

Nomura (NYSE:NMR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 5th. The financial services provider reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.08. Nomura had a return on equity of 9.19% and a net margin of 7.96%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Nomura will post 0.76 earnings per share for the current year.

About Nomura

Nomura Holdings, Inc provides various financial services to individuals, corporations, financial institutions, governments, and governmental agencies worldwide. It operates through three segments: Retail, Investment Management, and Wholesale. The Retail segment offers various financial products and investment consultation services.