FY2025 EPS Estimates for Ericsson Boosted by Zacks Research

Key Points

• Zacks Research has increased its FY2025 earnings per share estimate for Ericsson, predicting a rise to $0.58 from a previous estimate of $0.54.
• Ericsson's Q4 2025 earnings are projected at $0.18 EPS, with additional estimates for subsequent quarters and fiscal years suggesting continued growth.
• Analysts from Kepler Capital Markets and JPMorgan Chase have upgraded their ratings on Ericsson, reflecting improved market confidence in the company's performance.

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for Ericsson in a report released on Tuesday, August 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the communications equipment provider will post earnings per share of $0.58 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.54. The consensus estimate for Ericsson's current full-year earnings is $0.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Ericsson's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.12 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $0.15 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Ericsson from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded shares of Ericsson from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th.

Ericsson Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of ERIC traded down $0.04 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $7.48. 3,638,727 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 21,620,496. The firm has a market cap of $25.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.95, a P/E/G ratio of 12.02 and a beta of 0.85. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $8.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of $8.03. Ericsson has a 12-month low of $6.64 and a 12-month high of $8.99. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35.

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 15th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $5.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $60.54 billion. Ericsson had a net margin of 7.06% and a return on equity of 21.17%. Ericsson's revenue for the quarter was down 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($3.34) earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ericsson

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Federated Hermes Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Ericsson in the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Ericsson in the first quarter valued at $31,000. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ericsson in the fourth quarter valued at $35,000. GeoWealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ericsson in the fourth quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, Cromwell Holdings LLC raised its stake in Ericsson by 72.8% during the second quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 10,276 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $87,000 after acquiring an additional 4,330 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 7.99% of the company's stock.

Ericsson Company Profile

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), together with its subsidiaries, provides mobile connectivity solutions for telcom operators and enterprise customers in various sectors in North America, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, North East Asia, South East Asia, Oceania, and India. It operates in four segments: Networks; Cloud Software and Services; Enterprise; and Other.