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ERIC vs. ARM, NXPI, LHX, NOK, VRT, STM, ASX, HUBB, UI, and GFS

Should you be buying Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) include ARM (ARM), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Nokia Oyj (NOK), Vertiv (VRT), STMicroelectronics (STM), ASE Technology (ASX), Hubbell (HUBB), Ubiquiti (UI), and GlobalFoundries (GFS). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) vs.

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (NASDAQ:ERIC) and ARM (NASDAQ:ARM) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, profitability and risk.

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) received 569 more outperform votes than ARM when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.23% of users gave ARM an outperform vote while only 57.75% of users gave Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Outperform Votes
641
57.75%
Underperform Votes
469
42.25%
ARMOutperform Votes
72
69.23%
Underperform Votes
32
30.77%

ARM has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ). ARM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)$249.58B0.11$1.89M$0.05166.10
ARM$3.69B33.54$306M$0.76155.60

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARM has a beta of 4.48, meaning that its stock price is 348% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) currently has a consensus price target of $9.80, suggesting a potential upside of 18.00%. ARM has a consensus price target of $163.20, suggesting a potential upside of 38.00%. Given ARM's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ARM is more favorable than Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ).

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
ARM
2 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
18 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

8.0% of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.5% of ARM shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

ARM has a net margin of 21.82% compared to Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)'s net margin of 0.06%. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)'s return on equity of 13.70% beat ARM's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)0.06% 13.70% 4.42%
ARM 21.82%11.94%8.62%

In the previous week, ARM had 19 more articles in the media than Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ). MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for ARM and 9 mentions for Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ). Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)'s average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat ARM's score of 0.47 indicating that Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
ARM
9 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
5 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

ARM beats Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ERIC vs. The Competition

MetricTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Radio & t.v. communications equipment IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$27.62B$10.25B$23.52B$7.93B
Dividend Yield2.29%1.61%2.97%4.22%
P/E Ratio-828,700.0011.7942.4918.49
Price / Sales0.115.172,087.22102.66
Price / Cash7.3712.3534.7234.62
Price / Book3.157.256.194.25
Net Income$1.89M$371.54M$739.49M$248.31M
7 Day Performance0.91%2.43%1.80%1.12%
1 Month Performance6.61%0.86%2.10%3.68%
1 Year Performance63.48%45.20%52,785.36%5.19%

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ERIC
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
2.6597 of 5 stars
$8.31
+0.8%
$9.80
+18.0%
+64.1%$27.62B$249.58B-828,700.00105,500Positive News
ARM
ARM
3.1204 of 5 stars
$96.83
-3.9%
$166.20
+71.6%
+12.7%$101.46B$3.69B127.417,096Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
Gap Down
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors
4.9858 of 5 stars
$171.50
+0.4%
$261.50
+52.5%
-28.1%$43.50B$12.61B17.6334,500Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
LHX
L3Harris Technologies
4.6233 of 5 stars
$214.04
-1.9%
$256.35
+19.8%
+2.8%$40.18B$21.33B27.2046,000Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Positive News
NOK
Nokia Oyj
3.1711 of 5 stars
$5.08
-0.6%
$5.85
+15.2%
+36.4%$27.70B$19.22B20.3287,900Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
VRT
Vertiv
4.5623 of 5 stars
$67.64
-7.6%
$121.94
+80.3%
-8.2%$25.76B$8.01B52.8427,000Analyst Revision
Gap Up
STM
STMicroelectronics
4.2903 of 5 stars
$20.00
-1.3%
$31.26
+56.3%
-42.5%$17.96B$13.27B12.0548,300Earnings Report
Analyst Downgrade
ASX
ASE Technology
2.5818 of 5 stars
$8.01
-0.9%
N/A-13.1%$17.68B$595.41B17.8097,800Earnings Report
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
HUBB
Hubbell
3.8986 of 5 stars
$329.12
-2.9%
$449.38
+36.5%
-2.1%$17.66B$5.63B22.9216,300Dividend Announcement
Positive News
UI
Ubiquiti
1.2199 of 5 stars
$287.06
-3.6%
$331.00
+15.3%
+203.4%$17.36B$2.15B39.001,380Analyst Revision
GFS
GlobalFoundries
4.1814 of 5 stars
$31.36
-1.1%
$48.85
+55.8%
-28.3%$17.34B$6.75B-65.3314,600Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Positive News

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