LM Ericsson Telephone Company (ERIC): Today's Featured Telecommunications Winner
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) pushed the Telecommunications industry higher today making it today's featured telecommunications winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 1.0%. By the end of trading, LM Ericsson Telephone Company rose $0.26 (2.2%) to $12.11 on light volume. Throughout the day, 2,028,302 shares of LM Ericsson Telephone Company exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 2,801,800 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $11.83-$12.14 after having opened the day at $12.06 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $11.85. Other companies within the Telecommunications industry that increased today were:
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Ericsson provides telecommunications equipment and services to mobile and fixed network operators worldwide. It operates in four segments: Networks, Global Services, Support Solutions, and ST-Ericsson. LM Ericsson Telephone Company has a market cap of $40.2 billion and is part of the technology sector. Shares are up 20.5% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 5 analysts that rate LM Ericsson Telephone Company a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 5 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
LM Ericsson Telephone Company
as a
. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its increase in net income, revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, solid stock price performance and good cash flow from operations. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had somewhat disappointing return on equity.
- You can view the full LM Ericsson Telephone Company Ratings Report.
On the negative front,
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), down 6.1% and
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