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NASDAQ:ERIC

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) - ERIC Competitors

$5.36
+0.04 (+0.75%)
(As of 03/23/2023 12:00 AM ET)
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Today's Range
$5.31
$5.42
50-Day Range
$5.29
$6.06
52-Week Range
$5.16
$9.80
Volume
8.67 million shs
Average Volume
10.01 million shs
Market Capitalization
$17.85 billion
P/E Ratio
9.75
Dividend Yield
2.80%
Price Target
$7.83

ERIC vs. UI, NOK, MSI, SNAP, WAT, GRMN, NET, FICO, SWKS, and OKTA

Should you be buying Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) include Ubiquiti (UI), Nokia Oyj (NOK), Motorola Solutions (MSI), Snap (SNAP), Waters (WAT), Garmin (GRMN), Cloudflare (NET), Fair Isaac (FICO), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), and Okta (OKTA). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) vs.

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

In the previous week, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) had 3 more articles in the media than Ubiquiti. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) and 2 mentions for Ubiquiti. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)'s average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Ubiquiti's score of 0.51 indicating that Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ubiquiti
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Ubiquiti has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) received 596 more outperform votes than Ubiquiti when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.21% of users gave Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) an outperform vote while only 53.85% of users gave Ubiquiti an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
UbiquitiOutperform Votes
35
53.85%
Underperform Votes
30
46.15%
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Outperform Votes
631
58.21%
Underperform Votes
453
41.79%

Ubiquiti has a net margin of 19.42% compared to Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)'s net margin of 6.86%. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)'s return on equity of 15.89% beat Ubiquiti's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ubiquiti 19.42% -107.88% 36.56%
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 6.86% 15.89% 5.89%

Ubiquiti presently has a consensus price target of $320.50, suggesting a potential upside of 20.68%. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) has a consensus price target of $64.14, suggesting a potential upside of 1,096.57%. Given Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)'s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) is more favorable than Ubiquiti.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ubiquiti
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
5 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ubiquiti$1.79 billion8.95$378.66 million$5.7546.19
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)$26.93 billion0.66$1.86 billion$0.559.75

3.6% of Ubiquiti shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.9% of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) shares are held by institutional investors. 93.2% of Ubiquiti shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Ubiquiti pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Ubiquiti pays out 41.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) pays out 27.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Ubiquiti has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) beats Ubiquiti on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ERIC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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ERIC vs. The Competition

MetricTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Radio & t.v. communications equipment IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$17.85B$7.57B$13.42B$5.87B
Dividend Yield2.78%2.23%4.26%4.45%
P/E Ratio9.7514.20388.1315.55
Price / Sales0.6611.57977.2959.01
Price / Cash5.7714.5624.95101.17
Price / Book1.3515.178.444.95
Net Income$1.86B$551.17M$535.10M$190.96M
7 Day PerformanceN/A-3.05%-0.04%-1.49%
1 Month Performance-4.11%-14.54%-4.75%-6.91%
1 Year Performance-40.51%-17.14%-12.70%-18.48%

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UI
Ubiquiti
2.3495 of 5 stars
$265.46
-2.1%
$320.50
+20.7%
-4.2%$16.04B$1.79B46.171,137
NOK
Nokia Oyj
2.9026 of 5 stars
$4.59
-1.3%
$5.88
+28.1%
-12.9%$25.85B$26.25B5.8886,900
MSI
Motorola Solutions
2.7035 of 5 stars
$267.54
-1.5%
$290.67
+8.6%
+18.2%$44.75B$9.11B33.7420,000Positive News
SNAP
Snap
1.7498 of 5 stars
$11.05
-2.9%
$13.71
+24.1%
-68.3%$17.47B$4.60B-12.565,288News Coverage
WAT
Waters
2.5029 of 5 stars
$302.26
-2.1%
$354.00
+17.1%
-7.9%$18.19B$2.97B25.728,200Analyst Upgrade
GRMN
Garmin
3.0084 of 5 stars
$95.30
-2.1%
$123.17
+29.2%
-17.9%$18.24B$4.86B18.9119,700
NET
Cloudflare
1.8377 of 5 stars
$55.44
-3.2%
$69.96
+26.2%
-50.5%$18.31B$975.24M-92.403,217Analyst Report
Insider Selling
FICO
Fair Isaac
2.4419 of 5 stars
$678.70
-2.6%
$727.43
+7.2%
+46.6%$17.08B$1.38B45.403,404Positive News
SWKS
Skyworks Solutions
3.0756 of 5 stars
$114.32
-2.1%
$120.35
+5.3%
-12.7%$18.56B$5.30B15.6011,150
OKTA
Okta
1.985 of 5 stars
$82.29
-2.6%
$85.32
+3.7%
-43.3%$18.68B$1.86B-15.926,013
This page (NASDAQ:ERIC) was last updated on 3/24/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff