Ericsson Called Fairly Priced
Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden,
LM Ericsson Telephone Company (
ERIC) is a multinational company engaged in manufacturing and selling wireless infrastructure equipment for the telecom sector. It is a total network solutions provider, serving wireless and wireline operators, enterprises, and consumers.
Ericsson reported higher revenues but lower-than-expected earnings for 4Q08. The company experienced operator consolidation and delays in mobile telecom roll-outs across Western & Eastern Europe, Australia and Japan, which caused its product mix to be more-heavily weighted towards lower-margined products and services. This, along with costs of integration, reduced the company's overall margins and earnings significantly during the 4th quarter.
Although the company's share price has stabilized after a severe correction, we remain concerned about the near-term outlook for the industry as a whole as competition continues to drive pricing lower. We continue to rate shares of ERIC a Hold, and have fixed our price target at $8.30 per share.
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