Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (ERIC) Competitors $8.06 +0.01 (+0.12%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends ERIC vs. MSI, NOK, UI, HLIT, PL, COMM, VSAT, CRNT, BKSY, and GILTShould you be buying Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) include Motorola Solutions (MSI), Nokia Oyj (NOK), Ubiquiti (UI), Harmonic (HLIT), Planet Labs PBC (PL), CommScope (COMM), Viasat (VSAT), Ceragon Networks (CRNT), BlackSky Technology (BKSY), and Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT). These companies are all part of the "radio & t.v. communications equipment" industry. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) vs. Motorola Solutions Nokia Oyj Ubiquiti Harmonic Planet Labs PBC CommScope Viasat Ceragon Networks BlackSky Technology Gilat Satellite Networks Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) 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 companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and community ranking. Is MSI or ERIC more profitable? Motorola Solutions has a net margin of 14.65% compared to Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)'s net margin of -0.47%. Motorola Solutions' return on equity of 251.96% beat Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)'s return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Motorola Solutions14.65% 251.96% 16.05% Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) -0.47%13.31%4.33% Do insiders and institutionals believe in MSI or ERIC? 84.2% of Motorola Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.0% of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Motorola Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer MSI or ERIC? Motorola Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $504.88, indicating a potential upside of 7.43%. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) has a consensus price target of $6.70, indicating a potential downside of 16.87%. Given Motorola Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Motorola Solutions is more favorable than Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ).Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Motorola Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.33 Is MSI or ERIC a better dividend stock? Motorola Solutions pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Motorola Solutions pays out 42.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) pays out -566.7% 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. Motorola Solutions has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media prefer MSI or ERIC? In the previous week, Motorola Solutions had 14 more articles in the media than Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ). MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Motorola Solutions and 2 mentions for Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ). Motorola Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)'s score of 0.90 indicating that Motorola Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Motorola Solutions 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, MSI or ERIC? Motorola Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ). Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Motorola Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMotorola Solutions$9.98B7.87$1.71B$9.1351.47Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)$246.85B0.11-$2.49B-$0.03-268.67 Which has more volatility and risk, MSI or ERIC? Motorola Solutions has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MSI or ERIC? Motorola Solutions received 157 more outperform votes than Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.63% of users gave Motorola Solutions an outperform vote while only 57.78% of users gave Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMotorola SolutionsOutperform Votes79667.63% Underperform Votes38132.37% Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Outperform Votes63957.78% Underperform Votes46742.22% SummaryMotorola Solutions beats Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) on 18 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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.Skip Chart ERIC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Radio & t.v. communications equipment IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$26.86B$11.29B$25.69B$9.07BDividend Yield2.09%1.55%2.77%4.22%P/E Ratio-268.6715.50241.2417.19Price / Sales0.115.693,316.04116.80Price / Cash10.7016.0535.6637.86Price / Book2.9217.328.074.78Net Income-$2.49B$254.60M$678.74M$225.60M7 Day Performance-2.89%-2.60%0.43%-1.24%1 Month Performance0.69%19.86%6.97%3.06%1 Year Performance30.84%34.70%23.03%16.50% Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ERICTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)1.0464 of 5 stars$8.06+0.1%$6.70-16.9%+32.8%$26.86B$246.85B-268.6799,952Analyst RevisionMSIMotorola Solutions4.6681 of 5 stars$466.99-0.6%$506.29+8.4%+51.9%$78.04B$10.66B51.4621,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsNOKNokia Oyj3.5357 of 5 stars$4.48flat$5.42+20.9%+36.3%$24.43B$19.77B56.0086,689UIUbiquiti2.5795 of 5 stars$349.40+1.3%$310.50-11.1%+154.4%$21.13B$1.93B53.391,515Positive NewsHLITHarmonic4.1691 of 5 stars$13.34+1.2%$15.25+14.3%+12.0%$1.55B$623.65M18.051,359News CoveragePositive NewsPLPlanet Labs PBC2.7039 of 5 stars$4.26+6.2%$4.30+0.9%+72.3%$1.26B$241.65M-10.071,180Analyst ForecastGap DownCOMMCommScope1.9822 of 5 stars$5.72-0.3%$2.50-56.3%+129.6%$1.23B$5.79B-1.3020,000Analyst DowngradePositive NewsVSATViasat3.9491 of 5 stars$9.23-1.2%$18.33+98.6%-65.5%$1.19B$4.28B-2.997,500CRNTCeragon Networks3.2187 of 5 stars$4.72-1.5%$6.83+44.8%+114.1%$403.17M$377.62M21.771,407High Trading VolumeBKSYBlackSky Technology2.0698 of 5 stars$11.85+12.7%$17.60+48.5%+0.3%$364.74M$94.49M-5.03210News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeGILTGilat Satellite Networks2.621 of 5 stars$6.12+2.9%$8.50+38.9%-4.7%$348.94M$302.93M20.521,183Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Motorola Solutions Competitors Nokia Oyj Competitors Ubiquiti Competitors Harmonic Competitors Planet Labs PBC Competitors CommScope Competitors Viasat Competitors Ceragon Networks Competitors BlackSky Technology Competitors Gilat Satellite Networks Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ERIC) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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