Noble Corporation plc vs Nomura Holdings Inc — how do they compare? Noble Corporation plc trades at $42.53 (market cap $6.48B), while Nomura Holdings Inc trades at $9.4 (market cap $27.46B). The key difference: Nomura Holdings Inc is far larger — about 4.2× Noble Corporation plc's market cap, and Noble Corporation plc pays the higher dividend (4.93%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NE | NMR | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $6.48B | $27.46B |
Sector | Technology | Financials |
52-Week High | $54.37 | $10.04 |
52-Week Low | $25.70 | $6.39 |
Enterprise Value | $7.73B | — |
Dividend Yield | 4.93% | 3.45% |
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Noble Corporation plc is a leading offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry. The company owns and operates a high-specification fleet of mobile offshore drilling units, including drillships and semi-submersibles, that are used for exploration and production activities in deepwater and harsh environments worldwide. Noble focuses on providing safe, efficient, and reliable drilling services to major and independent oil and gas companies globally.
Read more on NE →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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