Nomura Holdings Inc vs Vale SA — how do they compare? Nomura Holdings Inc trades at $9.4 (market cap $27.46B), while Vale SA trades at $14.13 (market cap $59.07B). The key difference: Vale SA is far larger — about 2.2× Nomura Holdings Inc's market cap, and Vale SA pays the higher dividend (8.93%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NMR | VALE | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $27.46B | $59.07B |
Sector | Financials | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $10.04 | $17.82 |
52-Week Low | $6.39 | $9.53 |
Dividend Yield | 3.45% | 8.93% |
Enterprise Value | — | $75.99B |
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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 →Vale is the world's largest iron ore miner and one of the largest diversified miners, along with BHP and Rio Tinto. Earnings are dominated by the bulk materials division, primarily iron ore and iron ore pellets, with minor contributions from iron ore proxies, including manganese and coal. The base metals division is much smaller, primarily consisting of nickel mines and smelters with a small contribution from copper.
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