Nomura Holdings Inc vs Standard Lithium Ltd — how do they compare? Nomura Holdings Inc trades at $9.4 (market cap $27.46B), while Standard Lithium Ltd trades at $2.27 (market cap $523.89M). The key difference: Nomura Holdings Inc is far larger — about 52.4× Standard Lithium Ltd's market cap, and Nomura Holdings Inc pays a 3.45% dividend while Standard Lithium Ltd pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NMR | SLI | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $27.46B | $523.89M |
Sector | Financials | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $10.04 | $5.65 |
52-Week Low | $6.39 | $2.15 |
Dividend Yield | 3.45% | — |
Enterprise Value | — | $383.09M |
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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 →Standard Lithium Ltd. is a company focused on the development of lithium projects in North America, with a primary focus on extracting lithium from brine resources. Their flagship projects aim to utilize proprietary, advanced direct lithium extraction (DLE) technologies to produce high-purity lithium compounds in an environmentally responsible manner. The company seeks to become a key domestic supplier to the growing electric vehicle and battery storage markets.
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