Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV Sells 14,668 Shares of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR)

Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lowered its holdings in Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR – Get Rating) by 12.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 100,942 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 14,668 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV’s holdings in Nomura were worth $379,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of Nomura by 25.5% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 121,948 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $514,000 after purchasing an additional 24,741 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its holdings in Nomura by 51.0% during the 1st quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 34,657 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $155,000 after acquiring an additional 11,704 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Nomura by 16.5% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,760,392 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $7,429,000 after acquiring an additional 248,923 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Nomura by 28.9% in the 1st quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 27,060 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $114,000 after buying an additional 6,064 shares during the period. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in Nomura by 47.0% in the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,325,813 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $5,595,000 after buying an additional 423,905 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 0.98% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NMR has been the subject of several research reports. StockNews.com initiated coverage on Nomura in a research report on Thursday, May 18th. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Nomura from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 25th.

Nomura Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:NMR opened at $3.61 on Wednesday. Nomura Holdings, Inc. has a 52-week low of $2.99 and a 52-week high of $4.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.50, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.24, a P/E/G ratio of 0.36 and a beta of 0.64. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $3.69 and a 200-day moving average price of $3.77.

Nomura (NYSE:NMR – Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 26th. The financial services provider reported $0.02 earnings per share for the quarter. Nomura had a return on equity of 2.84% and a net margin of 4.44%. The company had revenue of $2.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.64 billion. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Nomura Holdings, Inc. will post 0.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Nomura Company Profile

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Nomura Holdings, Inc operates as a holding company which provides the investment and financial services. It operates through the following segments: Retail, Asset Management, Wholesale and Merchant Banking. The Retail segment includes investment consultation services, distribution of trust certificates, and management of insurance agencies.