Ericsson (ERIC) Competitors $8.04 -0.14 (-1.71%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.10 +0.06 (+0.70%) As of 07/11/2025 07:56 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, VRT, LHX, STM, NOK, UI, ON, ASX, HUBB, and GFSShould you be buying Ericsson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ericsson include NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Vertiv (VRT), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), STMicroelectronics (STM), Nokia (NOK), Ubiquiti (UI), ON Semiconductor (ON), ASE Technology (ASX), Hubbell (HUBB), and GlobalFoundries (GFS). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Ericsson vs. Its Competitors NXP Semiconductors Vertiv L3Harris Technologies STMicroelectronics Nokia Ubiquiti ON Semiconductor ASE Technology Hubbell GlobalFoundries NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) and Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and profitability. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NXPI or ERIC? 90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.0% of Ericsson shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is NXPI or ERIC more profitable? NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 19.16% compared to Ericsson's net margin of 0.67%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 29.62% beat Ericsson's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NXP Semiconductors19.16% 29.62% 11.55% Ericsson 0.67%16.45%5.07% Do analysts rate NXPI or ERIC? NXP Semiconductors currently has a consensus target price of $251.63, indicating a potential upside of 9.92%. Ericsson has a consensus target price of $9.80, indicating a potential upside of 21.89%. Given Ericsson's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ericsson is more favorable than NXP Semiconductors.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NXP Semiconductors 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89Ericsson 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more volatility and risk, NXPI or ERIC? NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ericsson has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is NXPI or ERIC a better dividend stock? NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Ericsson pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. NXP Semiconductors pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ericsson pays out 380.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the media prefer NXPI or ERIC? In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 26 more articles in the media than Ericsson. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 8 mentions for Ericsson. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Ericsson's score of 0.32 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NXP Semiconductors 24 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ericsson 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has higher valuation and earnings, NXPI or ERIC? NXP Semiconductors has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ericsson. NXP Semiconductors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ericsson, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNXP Semiconductors$12.61B4.58$2.51B$9.1824.94Ericsson$23.45B1.15$1.89M$0.05160.80 SummaryNXP Semiconductors beats Ericsson on 15 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$27.39B$13.21B$27.76B$9.11BDividend Yield2.31%1.60%3.11%4.02%P/E Ratio160.8036.5536.8320.25Price / Sales1.15253.961,883.2599.65Price / Cash12.6718.0238.1558.16Price / Book3.0626.237.275.49Net Income$1.89M$203.49M$767.31M$250.27M7 Day Performance-4.34%-1.78%-0.21%4.75%1 Month Performance-5.41%5.73%4.08%7.64%1 Year Performance20.36%23.14%52,050.71%16.34% Ericsson Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ERICEricsson2.4685 of 5 stars$8.04-1.7%$9.80+21.9%+25.8%$27.39B$23.45B160.8094,326Upcoming EarningsNXPINXP Semiconductors4.8006 of 5 stars$226.00-2.6%$249.28+10.3%-16.6%$57.09B$12.61B24.6233,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastVRTVertiv4.0226 of 5 stars$126.57-1.0%$126.69+0.1%+32.9%$48.24B$8.01B73.5931,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeLHXL3Harris Technologies4.1829 of 5 stars$256.64+0.4%$258.75+0.8%+12.7%$47.98B$21.33B30.4447,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSTMSTMicroelectronics2.3891 of 5 stars$31.57-2.2%$29.67-6.0%-22.9%$28.36B$12.32B26.7549,602News CoverageNOKNokia2.476 of 5 stars$5.13-1.2%$5.85+14.0%+26.6%$27.60B$20.80B34.2080,361Trending NewsUIUbiquiti1.7316 of 5 stars$418.07-1.4%$343.50-17.8%+151.1%$25.29B$1.93B46.041,515News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionONON Semiconductor3.8174 of 5 stars$54.61-3.5%$57.42+5.2%-19.5%$22.82B$7.08B37.9226,490Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastASXASE Technology3.3018 of 5 stars$10.14-2.2%N/A-16.8%$22.38B$18.54B21.5797,079News CoverageHUBBHubbell2.3528 of 5 stars$412.70-0.5%$455.50+10.4%+10.6%$22.03B$5.63B27.9217,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGFSGlobalFoundries2.6961 of 5 stars$38.95-2.1%$48.08+23.4%-22.1%$21.54B$6.75B-114.5613,000News CoverageAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NXP Semiconductors Competitors Vertiv Competitors L3Harris Technologies Competitors STMicroelectronics Competitors Nokia Competitors Ubiquiti Competitors ON Semiconductor Competitors ASE Technology Competitors Hubbell Competitors GlobalFoundries 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners3..2..1.. 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