NASDAQ:ERIC - Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Stock Price, Forecast & News

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ERIC."

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) posted its earnings results on Thursday, October, 17th. The communications equipment provider reported ($0.19) EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.27. The communications equipment provider had revenue of $57.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $56.60 billion. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson had a net margin of 1.02% and a return on equity of 4.41%. The company's revenue was up 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.03 EPS. View Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson's Earnings History.

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 15th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson's shares. Their forecasts range from $9.00 to $11.50. On average, they expect Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson's stock price to reach $10.27 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 23.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings, 9 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson.

Press coverage about ERIC stock has trended negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson earned a daily sentiment score of -2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the communications equipment provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson.

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson saw a increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 14th, there was short interest totalling 20,220,000 shares, an increase of 36.3% from the January 30th total of 14,840,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 6,310,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.2 days. Approximately 0.7% of the company's stock are short sold. View Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson's Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson investors own include Nokia Oyj (NOK), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), QUALCOMM (QCOM), NVIDIA (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), Intel (INTC), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Verizon Communications (VZ), AT&T (T) and Alibaba Group (BABA).

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC (0.93%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (0.87%), FMR LLC (0.29%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.08%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (0.06%) and UBS Group AG (0.05%).

ERIC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Credit Suisse AG, Bank of Montreal Can, First Trust Advisors LP, Stevens Capital Management LP, Odey Asset Management Group Ltd, Raymond James & Associates, Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd and Zeke Capital Advisors LLC.

ERIC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC, Penserra Capital Management LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Maverick Capital Ltd., Pinpoint Asset Management Ltd and Bank of America Corp DE.

Shares of ERIC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of ERIC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $8.29.

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson has a market capitalization of $27.40 billion and generates $24.04 billion in revenue each year. The communications equipment provider earns $235.19 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.11 on an earnings per share basis. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson employs 95,359 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson.

The official website for Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson is http://www.ericsson.com/.

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson's mailing address is TORSHAMNSGATAN 21 - 23, STOCKHOLM V7, 16483. The communications equipment provider can be reached via phone at 46-1-071-900-00 or via email at [email protected]