Nomura Holdings Inc vs United Parcel Service Inc — how do they compare? Nomura Holdings Inc trades at $9.4 (market cap $27.46B), while United Parcel Service Inc trades at $116.1 (market cap $96.18B). The key difference: United Parcel Service Inc is far larger — about 3.5× Nomura Holdings Inc's market cap, and United Parcel Service Inc pays the higher dividend (5.8%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NMR | UPS | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $27.46B | $96.18B |
Sector | Financials | Industrials |
52-Week High | $10.04 | $120.00 |
52-Week Low | $6.39 | $82.58 |
Dividend Yield | 3.45% | 5.8% |
Volume | — | 2,288,643 |
Enterprise Value | — | $119.04B |
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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 →United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) delivers packages and documents throughout the United States and in other countries and territories. The Company also provides global supply chain services and less-than-truckload transportation, primarily in the US UPS's business consists of integrated air and ground pick-up and delivery network
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