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 valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

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

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

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%

Is NOK or OLED a better dividend stock?

Nokia Oyj pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Universal Display pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Nokia Oyj pays out 32.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Universal Display pays out 38.7% 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. Nokia Oyj is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better valuation & earnings, NOK or OLED?

Nokia Oyj has higher revenue and earnings than Universal Display. Nokia Oyj is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Universal Display, 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	$19.22B	1.51	$1.38B	$0.25	21.30
Universal Display	$647.68M	11.13	$203.01M	$4.65	32.66

Does the media prefer NOK or OLED?

In the previous week, Nokia Oyj had 7 more articles in the media than Universal Display. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Nokia Oyj and 12 mentions for Universal Display. Universal Display's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Nokia Oyj's score of 0.51 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Universal Display	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate NOK or OLED?

Nokia Oyj currently has a consensus target price of $5.85, suggesting a potential upside of 9.86%. Universal Display has a consensus target price of $190.43, suggesting a potential upside of 25.38%. Given Universal Display's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NOK or OLED?

Nokia Oyj received 430 more outperform votes than Universal Display when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.59% of users gave Universal Display an outperform vote while only 61.24% of users gave Nokia Oyj an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nokia Oyj	Outperform Votes 1000 61.24%	Underperform Votes 633 38.76%
Universal Display	Outperform Votes 570 65.59%	Underperform Votes 299 34.41%

Which has more risk and volatility, NOK or OLED?

Nokia Oyj has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Universal Display has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Universal Display beats Nokia Oyj on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.