Ericsson (ERIC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, commonly known as Ericsson, is a Swedish telecommunications and technology company that provides communications infrastructure, software, and related services to telecommunications operators and enterprises worldwide. The company was founded in 1876 by Lars Magnus Ericsson and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Ericsson’s offerings include mobile network equipment and services for 4G and 5G networks, radio access systems, core networks, transport solutions, and network management software. It also provides cloud-based communications platforms, enterprise wireless connectivity, private networks, and technology solutions designed to support the Internet of Things and other connected applications.

Ericsson serves customers across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. Its business is organized around areas including Networks, Cloud Software and Services, and Enterprise Wireless Solutions, with products and services used by communications service providers, businesses, and public-sector organizations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.04 to $9.19
• 50-Day Range: $9.15 to $10.38
• 52-Week Range: $8.12 to $13.77
• Volume: 6.74 million shs
• Average Volume: 10.44 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $30.93 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.76
• Dividend Yield: 2.29%
• Price Target: $9.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Ericsson Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ericsson scored higher than 33% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 473rd out of 595 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Ericsson has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Ericsson is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ericsson has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ericsson are expected to remain at $0.61 per share in the coming year.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ericsson is 11.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.74.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ericsson is 11.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 79.86.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ericsson has a PEG Ratio of 1.72. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ericsson has a P/B Ratio of 2.73. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.91% of the float of Ericsson has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ericsson has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.24.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ericsson has recently increased by 0.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Ericsson pays a meaningful dividend of 2.26%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Ericsson does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ericsson is 26.92%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Ericsson will have a dividend payout ratio of 34.43% next year. This indicates that Ericsson will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.22

News Sentiment

Ericsson has a news sentiment score of 0.22. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Ericsson this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for ERIC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -38% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Ericsson to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ericsson insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

7.99% of the stock of Ericsson is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/30/2026
• Record date for 9/29 Dividend: 9/29/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/29 Dividend: 9/29/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/29/2026
• Today: 10/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/15/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Communications Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Communications Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ERIC
• CIK: 717826
• Web: www.ericsson.com
• Phone: (610) 719-0000
• Fax: 46-8719-4222
• Employees: 88,826
• Year Founded: 1876

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ericsson: $9.00
• High Price Target: $9.00
• Low Price Target: $9.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -1.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.78
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.75
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.04
• P/E Growth: 1.72
• Net Income: $2.91 billion
• Net Margins: 10.72%
• Pretax Margin: 14.27%
• Return on Equity: 20.63%
• Return on Assets: 7.61%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.21
• Current Ratio: 1.12
• Quick Ratio: 0.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $24.19 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.28
• Cash Flow: $0.94 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.81
• Book Value: $3.34 per share
• Price / Book: 2.75

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,371,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $30.93 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.95