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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) Competitors List
