Nomura Holdings Inc vs Wells Fargo & Co — how do they compare? Nomura Holdings Inc trades at $9.4 (market cap $27.46B), while Wells Fargo & Co trades at $87.9 (market cap $261.45B). The key difference: Wells Fargo & Co is far larger — about 9.5× Nomura Holdings Inc's market cap, and Nomura Holdings Inc pays the higher dividend (3.45%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NMR | WFC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $27.46B | $261.45B |
Sector | Financials | Financials |
52-Week High | $10.04 | $96.40 |
52-Week Low | $6.39 | $73.42 |
Dividend Yield | 3.45% | 2.09% |
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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 →Wells Fargo is one of the largest banks in the United States, with approximately $1.9 trillion in balance sheet assets. The company is split into four primary segments: consumer banking, commercial banking, corporate and investment banking, and wealth and investment management. It is almost entirely focused on the U.S.
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