Universal Display (OLED) Competitors

Nokia Oyj (NYSE:NOK) and Universal Display (NASDAQ:OLED) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Is NOK or OLED a better dividend stock?

Nokia Oyj pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Universal Display pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Nokia Oyj pays out 80.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Universal Display pays out 37.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Universal Display has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NOK or OLED?

5.3% of Nokia Oyj shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.2% of Universal Display shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Universal Display shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NOK or OLED?

Nokia Oyj received 430 more outperform votes than Universal Display when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.48% of users gave Universal Display an outperform vote while only 61.19% of users gave Nokia Oyj an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nokia Oyj	Outperform Votes 1001 61.19%	Underperform Votes 635 38.81%
Universal Display	Outperform Votes 571 65.48%	Underperform Votes 301 34.52%

Does the media favor NOK or OLED?

In the previous week, Universal Display had 1 more articles in the media than Nokia Oyj. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Universal Display and 17 mentions for Nokia Oyj. Universal Display's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Nokia Oyj's score of 0.89 indicating that Universal Display is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nokia Oyj	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Universal Display	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, NOK or OLED?

Nokia Oyj has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Display. Universal Display is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nokia Oyj, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nokia Oyj	$19.17B	1.51	$1.38B	$0.15	35.40
Universal Display	$648.70M	11.07	$203.01M	$4.81	31.42

Do analysts prefer NOK or OLED?

Nokia Oyj currently has a consensus price target of $5.85, suggesting a potential upside of 10.17%. Universal Display has a consensus price target of $190.43, suggesting a potential upside of 26.02%. Given Universal Display's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Universal Display is more favorable than Nokia Oyj.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nokia Oyj	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Universal Display	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has more volatility and risk, NOK or OLED?

Nokia Oyj has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Display has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NOK or OLED more profitable?

Universal Display has a net margin of 34.29% compared to Nokia Oyj's net margin of 6.54%. Universal Display's return on equity of 15.51% beat Nokia Oyj's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nokia Oyj	6.54%	10.30%	5.52%
Universal Display	34.29%	15.51%	13.53%

Summary

Universal Display beats Nokia Oyj on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.