Nomura Holdings Inc vs Novo Nordisk A/S — how do they compare? Nomura Holdings Inc trades at $9.4 (market cap $27.46B), while Novo Nordisk A/S trades at $49.33 (market cap $220.53B). The key difference: Novo Nordisk A/S is far larger — about 8× Nomura Holdings Inc's market cap, and Novo Nordisk A/S pays the higher dividend (3.63%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NMR | NVO | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $27.46B | $220.53B |
Sector | Financials | Health |
52-Week High | $10.04 | $71.70 |
52-Week Low | $6.39 | $35.29 |
Dividend Yield | 3.45% | 3.63% |
Enterprise Value | — | $239.49B |
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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 →With almost 50% market share by volume of the global insulin market, Novo Nordisk is the leading provider of diabetes-care products in the world. Based in Denmark, the company manufactures and markets a variety of human and modern insulins, injectable diabetes treatments, and oral antidiabetic agents. Novo also has a biopharmaceutical segment (constituting roughly 15% of revenue) that specializes in protein therapies for hemophilia and other disorders.
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