Ares Capital Corporation vs Nomura Holdings Inc — how do they compare? Ares Capital Corporation trades at $18.64 (market cap $13.48B), while Nomura Holdings Inc trades at $9.62 (market cap $27.88B). The key difference: Nomura Holdings Inc is far larger — about 2.1× Ares Capital Corporation's market cap, and Ares Capital Corporation pays the higher dividend (10.22%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ARCC | NMR | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $13.48B | $27.88B |
Sector | Financials | Financials |
52-Week High | $23.25 | $9.66 |
52-Week Low | $17.45 | $6.30 |
Dividend Yield | 10.22% | 3.35% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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Ares Capital Corp is a United States-based closed-ended specialty finance company. Its investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. The company focuses on investing primarily in U.S. middle-market companies with investment opportunities as well as in larger companies. Its portfolio comprises of first lien senior secured loans, second lien senior secured loans, and mezzanine debt (subordinated unsecured loan), which may include equity components that are diversified by industry and sector. The company may invest in preferred and common equity investments to a lesser proportion. Its revenue mainly consists of interest and dividend income received from the investment made.
Read more on ARCC →Nomura is Japan's largest broker, about twice the size of rival Daiwa Securities and roughly three times the size of the securities units of the three megabanks. It is also the largest asset-management company in Japan, with a similar size differential compared with its rivals. Despite its topnotch brand name in retail broking and asset management in Japan, Nomura has struggled to compete effectively in the institutional securities business against larger global rivals. In 2008, Nomura bought European and Asian assets of the failed Lehman Brothers, which led to a sharply higher cost base but did not provide commensurate revenue. Nomura has reduced the scale of these businesses but maintains its ambition to compete globally with the top players.
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