Nokia Oyj (NOK) Competitors

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

Is NOK or ARM more profitable?

ARM has a net margin of 21.82% compared to Nokia Oyj's net margin of 6.54%. ARM's return on equity of 11.94% beat Nokia Oyj's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nokia Oyj	6.54%	10.30%	5.52%
ARM	21.82%	11.94%	8.62%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NOK or ARM?

Nokia Oyj has higher revenue and earnings than ARM. Nokia Oyj is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ARM, 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	1.46	$1.38B	$0.25	20.64
ARM	$3.69B	28.69	$306M	$0.76	133.09

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NOK or ARM?

Nokia Oyj received 932 more outperform votes than ARM when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.00% of users gave ARM an outperform vote while only 61.22% of users gave Nokia Oyj an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nokia Oyj	Outperform Votes 1001 61.22%	Underperform Votes 634 38.78%
ARM	Outperform Votes 69 69.00%	Underperform Votes 31 31.00%

Which has more volatility and risk, NOK or ARM?

Nokia Oyj has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARM has a beta of 4.48, indicating that its share price is 348% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer NOK or ARM?

In the previous week, Nokia Oyj had 1 more articles in the media than ARM. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Nokia Oyj and 24 mentions for ARM. ARM's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Nokia Oyj's score of 0.70 indicating that ARM is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nokia Oyj	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ARM	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NOK or ARM?

5.3% of Nokia Oyj shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.5% of ARM shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate NOK or ARM?

Nokia Oyj presently has a consensus price target of $5.85, indicating a potential upside of 13.37%. ARM has a consensus price target of $163.05, indicating a potential upside of 61.19%. Given ARM's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ARM 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
ARM	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	18 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

ARM beats Nokia Oyj on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.