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NOK vs. NXPI, LHX, VRT, UI, ALAB, CLS, ERIC, CRDO, STM, and ASX

Should you be buying Nokia stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nokia include NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Vertiv (VRT), Ubiquiti (UI), Astera Labs (ALAB), Celestica (CLS), Ericsson (ERIC), Credo Technology Group (CRDO), STMicroelectronics (STM), and ASE Technology (ASX). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.

Nokia vs. Its Competitors

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) and Nokia (NYSE:NOK) 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, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 10 more articles in the media than Nokia. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 11 mentions for Nokia. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Nokia's score of 0.26 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
16 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Nokia
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

NXP Semiconductors has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Nokia. Nokia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NXP Semiconductors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NXP Semiconductors$12.12B4.76$2.51B$8.3927.28
Nokia$20.80B1.27$1.38B$0.2024.53

NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nokia has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 17.72% compared to Nokia's net margin of 5.30%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 27.99% beat Nokia's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NXP Semiconductors17.72% 27.99% 10.75%
Nokia 5.30%8.36%4.49%

NXP Semiconductors presently has a consensus target price of $256.05, suggesting a potential upside of 11.87%. Nokia has a consensus target price of $5.52, suggesting a potential upside of 12.47%. Given Nokia's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nokia is more favorable than NXP Semiconductors.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NXP Semiconductors
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
15 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90
Nokia
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Nokia pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. NXP Semiconductors pays out 48.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nokia pays out 65.0% 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.

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

Summary

NXP Semiconductors beats Nokia on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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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NOK vs. The Competition

MetricNokiaWireless Equipment IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$26.39B$16.05B$32.77B$21.78B
Dividend Yield2.57%1.41%3.16%3.54%
P/E Ratio24.53370.00491.5329.82
Price / Sales1.27461.542,305.0967.49
Price / Cash7.7619.4835.0118.31
Price / Book1.1913.507.454.65
Net Income$1.38B$224.12M$816.72M$1.00B
7 Day Performance4.36%5.45%1.73%1.20%
1 Month Performance7.68%12.74%10.62%3.32%
1 Year Performance12.76%40.11%24,359.37%13.11%

Nokia Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NOK
Nokia
3.4425 of 5 stars
$4.91
+0.5%
$5.52
+12.5%
+12.8%$26.39B$20.80B24.5380,361
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors
4.9053 of 5 stars
$226.04
+0.0%
$256.05
+13.3%
-2.3%$56.99B$12.61B26.9433,100Positive News
LHX
L3Harris Technologies
4.3709 of 5 stars
$296.88
+1.1%
$279.47
-5.9%
+22.1%$55.55B$21.33B33.1747,000
VRT
Vertiv
3.799 of 5 stars
$143.41
+3.5%
$144.10
+0.5%
+52.5%$54.76B$8.01B68.6231,000Positive News
Gap Up
UI
Ubiquiti
3.0544 of 5 stars
$657.58
+1.1%
$499.67
-24.0%
+192.3%$39.78B$2.57B55.871,667Positive News
ALAB
Astera Labs
3.0735 of 5 stars
$198.66
+0.4%
$152.94
-23.0%
+283.5%$33.02B$396.29M354.75225Trending News
Analyst Downgrade
Insider Trade
CLS
Celestica
3.6157 of 5 stars
$246.17
+1.0%
$184.38
-25.1%
+334.8%$28.32B$9.65B53.2826,865Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
ERIC
Ericsson
2.8697 of 5 stars
$8.11
+0.2%
$9.80
+20.9%
+13.6%$27.14B$23.45B16.2194,326
CRDO
Credo Technology Group
4.1008 of 5 stars
$145.83
+2.0%
$126.27
-13.4%
+341.7%$25.23B$436.77M217.65380Insider Trade
Gap Up
STM
STMicroelectronics
3.7367 of 5 stars
$28.06
+0.2%
$32.06
+14.3%
+1.3%$25.20B$13.27B40.6749,602Trending News
Short Interest ↑
Gap Down
ASX
ASE Technology
3.7326 of 5 stars
$11.16
-0.1%
N/A+12.7%$24.62B$18.54B23.7397,079

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This page (NYSE:NOK) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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