XP (XP) Competitors

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

Is NMR or XP a better dividend stock?

Nomura pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. XP pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Nomura pays out 44.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. XP pays out 42.5% 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. XP is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

15.1% of Nomura shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.2% of XP shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Nomura shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NMR or XP?

Nomura received 214 more outperform votes than XP when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.86% of users gave Nomura an outperform vote while only 41.82% of users gave XP an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nomura	Outperform Votes 237 53.86%	Underperform Votes 203 46.14%
XP	Outperform Votes 23 41.82%	Underperform Votes 32 58.18%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NMR or XP?

Nomura has higher revenue and earnings than XP. XP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nomura, 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	$1.57T	0.01	$1.14B	$0.59	9.71
XP	$2.98B	2.25	$780.91M	$1.53	7.96

Does the media prefer NMR or XP?

In the previous week, Nomura had 2 more articles in the media than XP. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Nomura and 0 mentions for XP. Nomura's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat XP's score of 0.00 indicating that Nomura is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nomura	Positive
XP	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, NMR or XP?

Nomura has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XP has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NMR or XP more profitable?

XP has a net margin of 26.25% compared to Nomura's net margin of 6.91%. XP's return on equity of 21.57% beat Nomura's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nomura	6.91%	7.93%	0.48%
XP	26.25%	21.57%	1.54%

Do analysts prefer NMR or XP?

XP has a consensus price target of $22.17, indicating a potential upside of 81.99%. Given XP's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe XP is more favorable than Nomura.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nomura	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
XP	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

XP beats Nomura on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.