Signaturefd LLC Has $676,000 Stake in Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR)

Signaturefd LLC boosted its position in Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR) by 8.1% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 116,806 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,736 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC’s holdings in Nomura were worth $676,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of NMR. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Nomura by 20.2% in the third quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 10,179,764 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $53,138,000 after purchasing an additional 1,713,275 shares in the last quarter. Maverick Capital Ltd. bought a new stake in Nomura in the third quarter valued at $1,219,000. ABC Arbitrage SA bought a new stake in Nomura in the fourth quarter valued at $1,254,000. Praetorian PR LLC increased its stake in Nomura by 53.3% in the third quarter. Praetorian PR LLC now owns 575,000 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,974,000 after purchasing an additional 200,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Nomura in the fourth quarter valued at $1,087,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 15.14% of the company’s stock.

Nomura Trading Up 1.3 %

NMR opened at $6.57 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.52. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $6.39 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $5.91. The company has a market cap of $19.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.30 and a beta of 0.60. Nomura Holdings, Inc. has a 1-year low of $4.66 and a 1-year high of $6.99.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Nomura 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.