Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR) Short Interest Update

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR) was the target of a large increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 916,300 shares, an increase of 27.4% from the February 28th total of 719,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 555,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.7 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Trading of Nomura

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of NMR. Campbell Deegan Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Nomura in the 4th quarter worth about $84,000. Forum Financial Management LP increased its stake in shares of Nomura by 55.3% in the fourth quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 106,598 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $617,000 after purchasing an additional 37,947 shares in the last quarter. GTS Securities LLC bought a new stake in shares of Nomura in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $654,000. Vident Advisory LLC lifted its stake in shares of Nomura by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 217,434 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,259,000 after buying an additional 6,074 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC bought a new position in Nomura in the 4th quarter worth approximately $85,000. 15.14% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com raised Nomura from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th.

Nomura Stock Up 1.1 %

Nomura stock opened at $6.17 on Thursday. Nomura has a fifty-two week low of $4.66 and a fifty-two week high of $6.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.52, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.17. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $6.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is $5.97. The stock has a market cap of $18.33 billion, a PE ratio of 8.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.30 and a beta of 0.65.

Nomura (NYSE:NMR) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The financial services provider reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.08. Nomura had a return on equity of 9.19% and a net margin of 7.96%. Research analysts predict that Nomura will post 0.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Nomura

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.