Nomura Holdings Inc vs NRG Energy Inc — how do they compare? Nomura Holdings Inc trades at $9.4 (market cap $27.46B), while NRG Energy Inc trades at $132.3 (market cap $27.55B). The key difference: Nomura Holdings Inc and NRG Energy Inc are close in size by market cap, and Nomura Holdings Inc pays the higher dividend (3.45%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NMR | NRG | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $27.46B | $27.55B |
Sector | Financials | Utilities |
52-Week High | $10.04 | $184.03 |
52-Week Low | $6.39 | $120.65 |
Dividend Yield | 3.45% | 1.46% |
Enterprise Value | — | $51.38B |
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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.
Read more on NMR →NRG Energy is one of the largest retail energy providers in the U.S., with 7 million customers, including its 2021 acquisition of Direct Energy. It also is one of the largest U.S. independent power producers, with 16 gigawatts of nuclear, coal, gas, and oil power generation capacity primarily in Texas. Since 2018, NRG has divested its 47% stake in NRG Yield, among other renewable energy and conventional generation investments. NRG exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a stand-alone entity in December 2003.
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