Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (PECO) Competitors

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:PECO) and Nomura (NYSE:NMR) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Is PECO or NMR more profitable?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a net margin of 9.48% compared to Nomura's net margin of 7.96%. Nomura's return on equity of 9.19% beat Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	9.48%	2.40%	1.27%
Nomura	7.96%	9.19%	0.56%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PECO or NMR?

Nomura has higher revenue and earnings than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.. Nomura is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc., 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
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	$678.40M	6.45	$62.69M	$0.57	61.32
Nomura	$1.67T	0.01	$1.14B	$0.73	7.68

Do analysts prefer PECO or NMR?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. presently has a consensus price target of $38.83, indicating a potential upside of 11.11%. Given Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. is more favorable than Nomura.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Nomura	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PECO or NMR?

Nomura received 216 more outperform votes than Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.74% of users gave Nomura an outperform vote while only 35.59% of users gave Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	Outperform Votes 21 35.59%	Underperform Votes 38 64.41%
Nomura	Outperform Votes 237 53.74%	Underperform Votes 204 46.26%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PECO or NMR?

80.7% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.1% of Nomura shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Nomura shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to PECO or NMR?

In the previous week, Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. had 21 more articles in the media than Nomura. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. and 7 mentions for Nomura. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.'s average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Nomura's score of 0.47 indicating that Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Phillips Edison & Company, Inc.	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nomura	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is PECO or NMR a better dividend stock?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Nomura pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. pays out 215.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Nomura pays out 35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nomura is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, PECO or NMR?

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nomura has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Phillips Edison & Company, Inc. beats Nomura on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.