Ericsson (ERIC) Expected to Announce Earnings on Friday

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) will likely be announcing its Q4 2025 results before the market opens on Friday, January 23rd. Analysts expect Ericsson to post earnings of $0.23 per share and revenue of $7.1569 billion for the quarter. Interested persons can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, January 23, 2026 at 3:00 AM ET.

Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 14th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $5.97 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $57.16 billion. Ericsson had a return on equity of 21.50% and a net margin of 10.44%.Ericsson’s quarterly revenue was down 9.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.14 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Ericsson to post $0 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Ericsson Stock Up 1.3%

Shares of Ericsson stock opened at $9.50 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $9.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $8.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $32.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.84, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 0.92. Ericsson has a twelve month low of $6.64 and a twelve month high of $10.35.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ericsson

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ERIC. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. acquired a new stake in Ericsson in the third quarter worth about $28,000. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new position in Ericsson during the 1st quarter valued at about $126,000. Brooklyn Investment Group raised its position in shares of Ericsson by 302.7% during the 3rd quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 46,112 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $381,000 after buying an additional 34,660 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ericsson by 7.5% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 134,891 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,049,000 after acquiring an additional 9,362 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Ericsson by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 250,389 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $2,123,000 after acquiring an additional 1,658 shares during the period. 7.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Ericsson

Here are the key news stories impacting Ericsson this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Ericsson proposed cutting up to 1,600 jobs in Sweden to lower operating costs and improve its competitive position; the company says the reductions are part of broader global initiatives to protect technology investment while improving the cost base. Ericsson to shed 1,600 jobs in Sweden
• Positive Sentiment: Ericsson’s federal arm hired an experienced former FCC official to boost policy and regulatory capabilities in the U.S., which could help with contract wins and navigating telecom policy — a potential tailwind for higher-margin government and carrier work. Ericsson’s Federal arm hires FCC vet and Trump fave as policy wonk
• Neutral Sentiment: Vonage (part of Ericsson) launched a new omnichannel Conversations product for marketing use cases — a modest commercial development that supports recurring services revenue but is unlikely to move the needle alone. Vonage Elevates Customer Engagement
• Negative Sentiment: Execution and labor risk: the cuts will affect negotiations with unions and could mean short-term restructuring costs, severance outlays and operational disruption that weigh on near-term results. Ericsson Could Cut Around 1,600 Jobs in Sweden
• Negative Sentiment: Market/backlash risk: cutting roughly 10–12% of its Swedish workforce raises reputational and political exposure in its home market; prolonged disputes or loss of key staff could hurt product delivery. Ericsson to axe 1,600 Swedish jobs

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently commented on ERIC shares. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Ericsson to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Cfra Research raised shares of Ericsson to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Barclays restated an “underweight” rating on shares of Ericsson in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Danske downgraded shares of Ericsson to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Ericsson in a research note on Monday, December 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $9.80.

Ericsson Company Profile

Ericsson AB is a Swedish multinational telecommunications equipment and services company headquartered in Stockholm. Founded in 1876 by Lars Magnus Ericsson, the company designs, develops and sells infrastructure, software and services that enable mobile and fixed-line networks worldwide. Ericsson serves a global customer base that includes mobile network operators, enterprise customers and public-sector organizations across Europe, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa.

The company’s core activities center on building and modernizing network infrastructure, with a particular focus on radio access networks (RAN), core network software, cloud-native solutions and network management systems.