Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC Has $772,000 Position in Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR)

Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC lessened its position in shares of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR) by 1.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 133,266 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 1,938 shares during the period. Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Nomura were worth $772,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in NMR. Focus Partners Wealth bought a new stake in Nomura during the fourth quarter worth $94,000. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Nomura by 13.2% during the 4th quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 1,989,367 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $11,518,000 after buying an additional 232,741 shares in the last quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC bought a new stake in shares of Nomura during the 4th quarter worth $84,000. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in Nomura by 13.7% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 255,453 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,479,000 after acquiring an additional 30,704 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in Nomura by 25.0% during the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 62,334 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $361,000 after acquiring an additional 12,468 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 15.14% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Nomura from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 28th.

Nomura Trading Up 1.2%

NYSE NMR opened at $5.99 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $17.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.30 and a beta of 0.77. Nomura Holdings, Inc. has a twelve month low of $4.66 and a twelve month high of $6.99. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 7.52. The business’s fifty day moving average is $5.82 and its 200 day moving average is $5.99.

Nomura (NYSE:NMR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by ($0.03). Nomura had a net margin of 7.96% and a return on equity of 9.19%. The firm had revenue of $7.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $451.20 billion. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Nomura Holdings, Inc. will post 0.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.