Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. Purchases 26,163 Shares of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR)

Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMR) by 607.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 30,473 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 26,163 shares during the quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Nomura were worth $176,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. increased its position in shares of Nomura by 44.0% during the fourth quarter. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. now owns 9,318,383 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $53,953,000 after acquiring an additional 2,846,601 shares in the last quarter. Summit Global Investments purchased a new stake in Nomura during the 4th quarter valued at $1,428,000. ABC Arbitrage SA bought a new stake in shares of Nomura in the 4th quarter worth $1,254,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Nomura in the fourth quarter worth $1,087,000. Finally, Point72 Asset Management L.P. bought a new position in shares of Nomura during the third quarter valued at $717,000. 15.14% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Nomura Stock Down 8.2 %

Shares of Nomura stock opened at $5.17 on Friday. 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 company’s 50 day moving average is $6.48 and its 200 day moving average is $5.97. The company has a market cap of $15.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.30 and a beta of 0.65.

Nomura (NYSE:NMR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The financial services provider reported $0.22 earnings per share 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 anticipate that Nomura Holdings, Inc. will post 0.76 EPS for the current 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.