Ericsson (ERIC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ericsson AB is a Swedish multinational telecommunications equipment and services company headquartered in Stockholm. Founded in 1876 by Lars Magnus Ericsson, the company designs, develops and sells infrastructure, software and services that enable mobile and fixed-line networks worldwide. Ericsson serves a global customer base that includes mobile network operators, enterprise customers and public-sector organizations across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa.

The company’s core activities center on building and modernizing network infrastructure, with a particular focus on radio access networks (RAN), core network software, cloud-native solutions and network management systems. Ericsson provides end-to-end offerings that include network design and deployment, managed services, system integration, operations support (OSS/BSS), edge computing and Internet of Things (IoT) platforms. In addition to equipment and services, Ericsson maintains an extensive patent portfolio and licensing business tied to cellular standards, which contributes to its role in the broader telecommunications ecosystem.

Throughout its history Ericsson has played a central role in the evolution of telephony and mobile communications. Notable milestones include its long-standing participation in mobile standards development and a consumer handset joint venture with Sony from 2001 to 2012. The company has also addressed regulatory and compliance matters in recent years, including resolving investigations related to historical conduct. Ericsson is publicly listed in Sweden and trades American Depositary Receipts on the Nasdaq under the symbol ERIC. Börje Ekholm has served as CEO since 2017, leading the company through a multi-year transformation toward software- and services-led offerings and expanded 5G deployments globally.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.81 to $13.11
• 50-Day Range: $11.03 to $13.72
• 52-Week Range: $7.16 to $13.73
• Volume: 8.43 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.61 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $44.03 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.53
• Dividend Yield: 1.68%
• Price Target: $11.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Ericsson Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ericsson scored higher than 38% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 485th out of 631 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Ericsson has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.89, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 6 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Ericsson has a consensus price target of $11.00, representing about 15.8% downside from its current price of $13.06.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ericsson has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ericsson are expected to remain at $0.70 per share in the coming year.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ericsson is 16.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.91.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ericsson is 16.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 171.10.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ericsson has a PEG Ratio of 2.05. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ericsson has a P/B Ratio of 3.90. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.36% of the float of Ericsson has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ericsson has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.21.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ericsson has recently decreased by 18.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Ericsson pays a meaningful dividend of 1.69%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Ericsson does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ericsson is 27.85%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Ericsson will have a dividend payout ratio of 31.43% next year. This indicates that Ericsson will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.47

News Sentiment

Ericsson has a news sentiment score of 0.47. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.74 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for Ericsson this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for ERIC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -63% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Ericsson to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 133% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ericsson insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

7.99% of the stock of Ericsson is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/14/2025
• Record date for 4/2 Dividend: 4/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/2 Dividend: 4/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/02/2026
• Today: 5/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/14/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Wireless Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ERIC
• CIK: 717826
• Web: www.ericsson.com
• Phone: (610) 719-0000
• Fax: 46-8719-4222
• Employees: 88,826
• Year Founded: 1876

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ericsson: $11.00
• High Price Target: $11.00
• Low Price Target: $11.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -15.8%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.89
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.79
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.53
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.66
• P/E Growth: 2.05
• Net Income: $2.91 billion
• Net Margins: 10.80%
• Pretax Margin: 14.35%
• Return on Equity: 22.17%
• Return on Assets: 7.93%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.21
• Current Ratio: 1.12
• Quick Ratio: 0.93

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $24.19 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.82
• Cash Flow: $0.97 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.41
• Book Value: $3.35 per share
• Price / Book: 3.90

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,371,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $44.03 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.88