Nomura (NMR) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to ARES or NMR?

In the previous week, Ares Management had 21 more articles in the media than Nomura. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Ares Management and 2 mentions for Nomura. Ares Management's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Nomura's score of 0.78 indicating that Ares Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ares Management	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nomura	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ARES or NMR more profitable?

Ares Management has a net margin of 11.35% compared to Nomura's net margin of 7.96%. Ares Management's return on equity of 16.64% beat Nomura's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ares Management	11.35%	16.64%	3.41%
Nomura	7.96%	9.19%	0.56%

Which has more volatility and risk, ARES or NMR?

Ares Management has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nomura has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend ARES or NMR?

Ares Management presently has a consensus price target of $173.83, indicating a potential upside of 13.02%. Given Ares Management's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ares Management is more favorable than Nomura.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ares Management	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62
Nomura	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ARES or NMR?

Ares Management received 364 more outperform votes than Nomura when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.76% of users gave Ares Management an outperform vote while only 53.86% of users gave Nomura an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ares Management	Outperform Votes 601 68.76%	Underperform Votes 273 31.24%
Nomura	Outperform Votes 237 53.86%	Underperform Votes 203 46.14%

Is ARES or NMR a better dividend stock?

Ares Management pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Nomura pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Ares Management pays out 183.3% 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 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nomura is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ARES or NMR?

50.0% of Ares Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.1% of Nomura shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Ares Management shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Nomura shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ARES or NMR?

Nomura has higher revenue and earnings than Ares Management. Nomura is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ares 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
Ares Management	$5.19B	9.34	$440.96M	$2.03	75.77
Nomura	$1.67T	0.01	$1.14B	$0.70	9.49

Summary

Ares Management beats Nomura on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.