Nomura Holdings Inc vs Yum China Holdings Inc — how do they compare? Nomura Holdings Inc trades at $9.8 (market cap $28.69B), while Yum China Holdings Inc trades at $47.72 (market cap $16.49B). The key difference: Nomura Holdings Inc is the larger of the two by market cap, and Nomura Holdings Inc pays the higher dividend (3.3%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NMR | YUMC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $28.69B | $16.49B |
Sector | Financials | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $10.04 | $57.95 |
52-Week Low | $6.73 | $40.18 |
Dividend Yield | 3.3% | 2.41% |
Enterprise Value | — | $17.40B |
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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 10,600 units and USD 9.5 billion in systemwide sales in 2020, Yum China is the largest restaurant chain in China. It generates revenue through its own restaurants and franchise fees. Key concepts include KFC (7,166 units) and Pizza Hut (2,355), but the company's portfolio also includes other brands such as Little Sheep, East Dawning, Taco Bell, Huang Ji Huang, COFFii & Joy, and Lavazza (collectively representing about 985 units). Yum China is a trademark licensee of Yum Brands, paying 3% of total systemwide sales to the company it separated from in October 2016.
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