ERIC vs. NXPI, VRT, LHX, NOK, STM, UI, ASX, ON, HUBB, and GFS
Should you be buying Ericsson stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ericsson include NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Vertiv (VRT), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Nokia (NOK), STMicroelectronics (STM), Ubiquiti (UI), ASE Technology (ASX), ON Semiconductor (ON), Hubbell (HUBB), and GlobalFoundries (GFS). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Ericsson vs. Its Competitors
Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) and NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Ericsson has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Ericsson presently has a consensus target price of $9.80, indicating a potential upside of 16.60%. NXP Semiconductors has a consensus target price of $246.22, indicating a potential upside of 5.80%. Given Ericsson's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Ericsson is more favorable than NXP Semiconductors.
8.0% of Ericsson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 18 more articles in the media than Ericsson. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 13 mentions for Ericsson. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Ericsson's score of 0.41 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 19.16% compared to Ericsson's net margin of 0.67%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 29.62% beat Ericsson's return on equity.
Ericsson pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Ericsson pays out 380.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NXP Semiconductors pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
NXP Semiconductors has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ericsson. NXP Semiconductors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ericsson, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
NXP Semiconductors beats Ericsson on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ERIC) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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