What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for ERIC FY2026 Earnings?

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (NASDAQ:ERIC) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their FY2026 EPS estimates for Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) in a research note issued on Monday, May 5th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the communications equipment provider will post earnings of $0.56 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $0.52. The consensus estimate for Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)’s current full-year earnings is $0.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)’s Q1 2027 earnings at $0.14 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) from $8.90 to $9.80 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Kepler Capital Markets raised Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 16th.

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) Price Performance

NASDAQ ERIC opened at $8.29 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.63 billion, a P/E ratio of -829,000.00, a PEG ratio of 3.89 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $7.98 and a 200-day moving average price of $8.08. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson has a 52 week low of $5.30 and a 52 week high of $8.90.

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (NASDAQ:ERIC) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 15th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $5.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $55.83 billion. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) had a return on equity of 13.70% and a net margin of 0.06%.

Institutional Trading of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Federated Hermes Inc. bought a new position in Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) in the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. bought a new position in shares of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) in the first quarter worth about $31,000. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) during the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. GeoWealth Management LLC bought a new position in Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) in the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) by 131.9% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 4,993 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 2,840 shares in the last quarter. 7.99% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), together with its subsidiaries, provides mobile connectivity solutions for telcom operators and enterprise customers in various sectors in North America, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, North East Asia, South East Asia, Oceania, and India. It operates in four segments: Networks; Cloud Software and Services; Enterprise; and Other.