Nokia Oyj (NOK) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, NOK or NXPI?

Nokia Oyj has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NOK or NXPI 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
Nokia Oyj	6.54%	10.30%	5.52%
NXP Semiconductors	19.90%	31.45%	12.56%

Does the media prefer NOK or NXPI?

In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 11 more articles in the media than Nokia Oyj. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 19 mentions for Nokia Oyj. NXP Semiconductors' average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Nokia Oyj's score of 0.51 indicating that NXP Semiconductors 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
NXP Semiconductors	23 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NOK or NXPI?

5.3% of Nokia Oyj shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of NXP Semiconductors 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is NOK or NXPI a better dividend stock?

Nokia Oyj pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Nokia Oyj pays out 32.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NXP Semiconductors pays out 41.6% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NOK or NXPI?

NXP Semiconductors received 119 more outperform votes than Nokia Oyj when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.52% of users gave NXP Semiconductors 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%
NXP Semiconductors	Outperform Votes 1119 73.52%	Underperform Votes 403 26.48%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, NOK or NXPI?

NXP Semiconductors has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Nokia Oyj. Nokia Oyj is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NXP Semiconductors, 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	1.52	$1.38B	$0.25	21.38
NXP Semiconductors	$12.61B	4.26	$2.51B	$9.73	21.75

Do analysts rate NOK or NXPI?

Nokia Oyj currently has a consensus price target of $5.85, indicating a potential upside of 9.45%. NXP Semiconductors has a consensus price target of $267.00, indicating a potential upside of 26.14%. 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
Nokia Oyj	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
NXP Semiconductors	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.84

Summary

NXP Semiconductors beats Nokia Oyj on 18 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.