Nokia Oyj (NOK) Competitors

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

Is NXPI or NOK more profitable?

NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 19.90% compared to Nokia Oyj's net margin of 6.54%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 31.45% beat Nokia Oyj's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NXP Semiconductors	19.90%	31.45%	12.56%
Nokia Oyj	6.54%	10.30%	5.52%

Do analysts prefer NXPI or NOK?

NXP Semiconductors currently has a consensus target price of $246.22, suggesting a potential upside of 12.57%. Nokia Oyj has a consensus target price of $5.85, suggesting a potential upside of 9.24%. Given NXP Semiconductors' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe NXP Semiconductors is more favorable than Nokia Oyj.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NXP Semiconductors	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	14 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Nokia Oyj	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has more volatility and risk, NXPI or NOK?

NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nokia Oyj has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NXPI or NOK?

NXP Semiconductors received 123 more outperform votes than Nokia Oyj when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.53% of users gave NXP Semiconductors an outperform vote while only 61.21% of users gave Nokia Oyj an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
NXP Semiconductors	Outperform Votes 1125 73.53%	Underperform Votes 405 26.47%
Nokia Oyj	Outperform Votes 1002 61.21%	Underperform Votes 635 38.79%

Does the media prefer NXPI or NOK?

In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 7 more articles in the media than Nokia Oyj. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 10 mentions for Nokia Oyj. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Nokia Oyj's score of 0.46 indicating that NXP Semiconductors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
NXP Semiconductors	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nokia Oyj	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.3% of Nokia Oyj shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, NXPI or NOK?

NXP Semiconductors has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Nokia Oyj. NXP Semiconductors 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
NXP Semiconductors	$12.32B	4.48	$2.51B	$9.18	23.83
Nokia Oyj	$19.17B	1.52	$1.38B	$0.15	35.70

Is NXPI or NOK a better dividend stock?

NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Nokia Oyj pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. NXP Semiconductors pays out 44.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Summary

NXP Semiconductors beats Nokia Oyj on 19 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.