Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson ADR vs Motorola Solutions Inc

Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson ADR (ERIC) is undervalued and Motorola Solutions Inc (MSI) is undervalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, MSI trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +24%, against +23% for ERIC.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson ADR (ERIC)

Discounting its cash flows at 9.3% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $12.69; the price of $9.82 is 23% below that value, and 74% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 100/100 on 3 of 12 signals

Motorola Solutions Inc (MSI)

A 8.8x revenue multiple, adjusted for growth and margin, values the shares at $602.32; the price of $456.70 is 24% below that value.

Leak Score 90/100 on 9 of 12 signals

MetricERICMSI
VerdictUndervaluedUndervalued
Price$9.82$456.70
Intrinsic value$12.69$602.32
Margin of safety+23%+24%
Leak Score100/100 (3/12)90/100 (9/12)
Market cap$29.9B$75.6B
Revenue growth, 5 years-0.9%9.5%
Operating margin13.8%25.3%
Net margin10.8%17.4%
Return on equity26.3%92.0%
Debt to equity0.383.60
P/E12.6x36.0x
Forward P/E14.9x23.8x
P/B3.0x28.3x
Dividend yield3.3%1.0%

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