iShares Bitcoin Trust vs Nomura Holdings Inc — how do they compare? iShares Bitcoin Trust trades at $37.62, while Nomura Holdings Inc trades at $9.4 (market cap $27.46B). The key difference: Nomura Holdings Inc pays a 3.45% dividend while iShares Bitcoin Trust pays none, and Nomura Holdings Inc is trading nearer its 52-week high, iShares Bitcoin Trust nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| IBIT | NMR | |
|---|---|---|
Sector | Crypto-linked | Financials |
52-Week High | $71.29 | $10.04 |
52-Week Low | $33.29 | $6.39 |
Market Cap | — | $27.46B |
Dividend Yield | — | 3.45% |
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Nomura Holdings (NMR) trades at $9.81, up 4.36% with a bullish technical signal from moving averages. The company reported record annual profit of $340.74 billion for 2025, with revenue growing to $1.66 trillion and profit margin expanding to 20.49%. Recent news highlights strong wholesale revenue growth exceeding 30% and strategic acquisitions in US asset management. The stock trades at a P/E of 12.77, below industry averages, suggesting potential undervaluation.
Outlook remains positive with continued wholesale business momentum and global expansion initiatives. Key risks include integration costs from recent acquisitions and potential market volatility. Analyst consensus shows 33% buy ratings with no sell recommendations, indicating cautious optimism. The combination of reasonable valuation and strong fundamental performance supports potential upside.
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IBIT is a spot Bitcoin ETF that tracks the price of Bitcoin directly. Managed by BlackRock, it offers investors a regulated way to gain exposure to the digital asset within a traditional brokerage account.
Read more on IBIT →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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