Ericsson (ERIC) Competitors $7.46 +0.08 (+1.08%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.46 0.00 (-0.01%) As of 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ERIC vs. NXPI, LHX, VRT, STM, NOK, UI, ON, ASX, GFS, and HUBBShould you be buying Ericsson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ericsson include NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Vertiv (VRT), STMicroelectronics (STM), Nokia (NOK), Ubiquiti (UI), ON Semiconductor (ON), ASE Technology (ASX), GlobalFoundries (GFS), and Hubbell (HUBB). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Ericsson vs. Its Competitors NXP Semiconductors L3Harris Technologies Vertiv STMicroelectronics Nokia Ubiquiti ON Semiconductor ASE Technology GlobalFoundries Hubbell Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ERIC or NXPI? NXP Semiconductors has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ericsson. Ericsson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NXP Semiconductors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEricsson$23.45B1.07$1.89M$0.5014.92NXP Semiconductors$12.61B4.52$2.51B$9.1824.61 Is ERIC or NXPI more profitable? NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 19.16% compared to Ericsson's net margin of 7.06%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 29.62% beat Ericsson's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ericsson7.06% 21.17% 6.64% NXP Semiconductors 19.16%29.62%11.55% Does the media prefer ERIC or NXPI? In the previous week, Ericsson had 3 more articles in the media than NXP Semiconductors. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Ericsson and 26 mentions for NXP Semiconductors. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Ericsson's score of 0.38 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ericsson 5 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral NXP Semiconductors 16 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate ERIC or NXPI? Ericsson presently has a consensus price target of $9.80, suggesting a potential upside of 31.37%. NXP Semiconductors has a consensus price target of $253.74, suggesting a potential upside of 12.32%. Given Ericsson's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Ericsson is more favorable than NXP Semiconductors.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ericsson 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00NXP Semiconductors 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ERIC or NXPI? 8.0% of Ericsson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, ERIC or NXPI? Ericsson has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ERIC or NXPI a better dividend stock? Ericsson pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Ericsson pays out 38.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NXP Semiconductors pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Ericsson is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryNXP Semiconductors beats Ericsson on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ericsson News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ERIC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ERIC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ERIC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEricssonWireless Equipment IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$24.71B$13.46B$28.69B$9.41BDividend Yield2.56%1.65%3.07%4.03%P/E Ratio14.9218.4343.9220.09Price / Sales1.07322.401,807.2699.01Price / Cash11.4318.5738.0658.27Price / Book2.8229.417.635.65Net Income$1.89M$203.49M$779.03M$257.91M7 Day Performance-7.21%2.23%2.35%2.09%1 Month Performance-10.44%3.36%7.48%11.13%1 Year Performance12.35%33.44%52,761.55%18.40% Ericsson Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ERICEricsson3.9354 of 5 stars$7.46+1.1%$9.80+31.4%+9.7%$24.71B$23.45B14.9294,326Earnings ReportOptions VolumeNXPINXP Semiconductors4.9342 of 5 stars$224.61-1.9%$251.63+12.0%-18.7%$56.74B$12.32B24.4733,100Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastLHXL3Harris Technologies4.4871 of 5 stars$262.55+1.2%$263.81+0.5%+11.5%$49.08B$21.33B31.1447,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionVRTVertiv3.9999 of 5 stars$124.77+1.2%$135.35+8.5%+60.3%$47.55B$8.01B72.5431,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastSTMSTMicroelectronics2.4151 of 5 stars$31.81-1.4%$29.67-6.7%-21.9%$28.57B$13.27B26.9549,602Upcoming EarningsNOKNokia2.6799 of 5 stars$4.89-1.9%$5.85+19.8%+22.8%$26.29B$20.80B32.5780,361Upcoming EarningsUIUbiquiti1.5255 of 5 stars$411.90+1.7%$343.50-16.6%+159.3%$24.92B$1.93B45.361,515ONON Semiconductor4.01 of 5 stars$59.07-1.1%$57.65-2.4%-21.3%$24.68B$7.08B41.0226,490Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastASXASE Technology3.0708 of 5 stars$10.22-1.9%N/A-6.7%$22.55B$610.76B21.7397,079Upcoming EarningsGFSGlobalFoundries2.7326 of 5 stars$40.35-2.1%$47.46+17.6%-30.4%$22.31B$6.79B-118.6713,000HUBBHubbell2.5168 of 5 stars$415.46-0.9%$456.25+9.8%+19.3%$22.17B$5.63B28.1117,700Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NXP Semiconductors Competitors L3Harris Technologies Competitors Vertiv Competitors STMicroelectronics Competitors Nokia Competitors Ubiquiti Competitors ON Semiconductor Competitors ASE Technology Competitors GlobalFoundries Competitors Hubbell Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ERIC) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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