Altria Group Inc vs Nomura Holdings Inc — how do they compare? Altria Group Inc trades at $65 (market cap $108.58B), while Nomura Holdings Inc trades at $9.8 (market cap $28.46B). The key difference: Altria Group Inc is far larger — about 3.8× Nomura Holdings Inc's market cap, and Altria Group Inc pays the higher dividend (6.52%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MO | NMR | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $108.58B | $28.46B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Financials |
52-Week High | $74.92 | $10.04 |
52-Week Low | $54.72 | $6.73 |
Enterprise Value | $130.79B | — |
Dividend Yield | 6.52% | 3.31% |
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Altria comprises Philip Morris USA, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco, John Middleton, Helix Innovations, and Philip Morris Capital, although the company plans to wind down Philip Morris Capital by the end of 2022. It holds a 10% interest in the world's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev. Through its tobacco subsidiaries, Altria holds the leading position in cigarettes and smokeless tobacco in the United States and the number-two spot in machine-made cigars. The company's Marlboro brand is the leading cigarette brand in the U.S. with a 43% share in 2020. Altria holds strategic investments in JUUL Labs (35% economic interest) and Cronos (42%).
Read more on MO →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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