We're taking a closer look at Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved -4.2% compared to -1.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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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.
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Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson has moved 68.2% over the last year compared to 29.9% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of 38.4%
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $-0.04
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Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of -199.0 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $0.52 and its forward P/E ratio is 15.3
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 0.31 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
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Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson is part of the Technology sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 30.01 and an average P/B of 3.91
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Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson has on average reported free cash flows of $22.04 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of -11.3%
