First Affirmative Financial Network Buys New Shares in Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR)

First Affirmative Financial Network purchased a new stake in Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 10,855 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $42,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Jane Street Group LLC raised its stake in Nomura by 1,355.2% during the 2nd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 1,958,626 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $7,012,000 after buying an additional 1,824,030 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley raised its holdings in Nomura by 24.5% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 7,521,760 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $28,207,000 after buying an additional 1,480,364 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of Nomura by 22.1% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,755,814 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $14,085,000 after buying an additional 679,152 shares in the last quarter. Capricorn Fund Managers Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Nomura during the first quarter valued at about $2,550,000. Finally, BlackRock Inc. increased its position in shares of Nomura by 18.5% during the first quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 3,837,690 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $14,583,000 after acquiring an additional 599,278 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 1.07% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, StockNews.com started coverage on Nomura in a research note on Thursday, August 17th. They set a “hold” rating for the company.

Nomura Stock Performance

NYSE NMR opened at $4.38 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.79. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $3.93 and a 200 day simple moving average of $3.81. Nomura Holdings, Inc. has a 12 month low of $2.99 and a 12 month high of $4.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.22, a PEG ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 0.70.

Nomura (NYSE:NMR) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 1st. The financial services provider reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter. Nomura had a net margin of 4.49% and a return on equity of 3.49%. The company had revenue of $6.51 billion during the quarter. On average, analysts predict that Nomura Holdings, Inc. will post 0.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Nomura Company Profile

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.