Ericsson (ERIC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) is a Sweden-based provider of telecommunications and networking technology. The company develops and supplies equipment, software and services that help communications service providers build, operate and modernize mobile and fixed networks.

Its offerings include radio access network products for cellular connectivity, mobile core networks, transport and network management systems, cloud-based telecommunications platforms, and related professional and managed services. Ericsson also provides enterprise wireless solutions and technologies supporting applications such as private 5G networks, Internet of Things connectivity and business communications.

Founded in 1876 by Lars Magnus Ericsson, the company serves telecommunications operators, enterprises and other organizations across markets in Europe, North America, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region. Ericsson is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, and has historically operated as a global supplier of communications infrastructure and services.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $10.02 to $10.20
• 50-Day Range: $9.31 to $11.72
• 52-Week Range: $7.87 to $13.77
• Volume: 5.19 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.50 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $33.91 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.90
• Dividend Yield: 2.19%
• Price Target: $11.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Ericsson Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ericsson scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 347th out of 594 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: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Ericsson has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.13, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

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 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.64%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ericsson are expected to grow by 1.64% in the coming year, from $0.61 to $0.62 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ericsson is 12.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ericsson is 12.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 75.96.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ericsson has a PEG Ratio of 1.85. 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 3.01. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.83% 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 6.04.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ericsson has recently decreased by 12.14%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Ericsson pays a meaningful dividend of 2.14%, 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 28.21%. 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 35.48% next year. This indicates that Ericsson will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.31

News Sentiment

Ericsson has a news sentiment score of 0.31. 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 0.71 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Ericsson this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 10 people have searched for ERIC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% 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
• Today: 9/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/09/2026
• Record date for 9/9 Dividend: 9/29/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/9 Dividend: 9/29/2026
• 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: $11.00
• High Price Target: $11.00
• Low Price Target: $11.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.13
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.78
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.90
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.49
• P/E Growth: 1.85
• 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: 1.40
• Cash Flow: $0.95 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.60
• Book Value: $3.34 per share
• Price / Book: 3.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,371,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $33.91 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.95