Short Interest in Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR) Increases By 22.3%

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,300,000 shares, an increase of 22.3% from the June 30th total of 1,880,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 876,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.6 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Nomura

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in Nomura by 21.3% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,933,656 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $17,741,000 after buying an additional 689,849 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in Nomura by 997.0% in the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 112,720 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $724,000 after buying an additional 102,445 shares during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Nomura by 29.1% in the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 13,292 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 2,995 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Nomura by 19.5% in the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 225,016 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $1,015,000 after purchasing an additional 36,767 shares during the period. Finally, Morningstar Investment Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Nomura by 102.7% in the 4th quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC now owns 140,115 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $632,000 after purchasing an additional 70,986 shares during the period. 15.14% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Nomura Price Performance

Shares of NMR stock traded up $0.12 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $5.97. The stock had a trading volume of 380,207 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,538,486. Nomura has a 12-month low of $3.63 and a 12-month high of $6.62. The company has a market cap of $17.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.84 and a beta of 0.59. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $5.97 and a 200 day simple moving average of $5.85. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.77.

Nomura (NYSE:NMR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April 26th. The financial services provider reported $0.12 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $3 billion during the quarter. Nomura had a return on equity of 4.83% and a net margin of 4.78%.

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.