Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (ERIC) closed at $10.71 on Oct 15, 2026, up 11.8% on the day. The stock is up 8.6% over the past month, up 9.1% over three months, up 12.6% year to date and up 10.3% over the past year. It trades 22.2% below its 52-week high of $13.77 and 18.5% above its 52-week low of $9.04. The close sits above its 50-day moving average ($9.83) and below its 200-day moving average ($10.82).
Over its last 1 report the stock moved an average of 11.8% on the first trading day after earnings.
ERIC options were pricing 37% at-the-money implied volatility on Oct 8, 2026, an IV rank of 50 over the past year.
A single-day surge of 11.8%—is Ericsson reversing or rebounding?
The third-quarter report far exceeded expectations and ignited the stock price, but the new CEO personally designated 2027 as a transition year, meaning most of the positive news has already been realized.
Oct 15, 2026
Over the last 1 report, ERIC moved an average of 11.8% on the first trading day after earnings.
No — the Oct 15, 2026 close of $10.71 is 1.0% below the 200-day average of $10.82.
ERIC closed 22.2% below its 52-week high of $13.77.
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), together with its subsidiaries, provides mobile connectivity solutions to communications service providers, enterprises, and the public sector in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania, and India. It operates through Networks; Cloud Software and Services; Enterprise; and Other segments. The Networks segment offers hardware, software, and service offerings for intelligent, reliable and flexible 5G networks. This segment also provides energy-efficient RAN with an AI-native software architecture deployable on Ericsson silicon and third-party CPUs/GPUs; transport networks; and active/ passive antennas, as well as deployment and lifecycle management services. The Cloud Software and Services segment provides core networks, network management, business and operations support systems, and network operations delivered as managed services, including secure data and voice connectivity, service monetization and orchestration tools, and network management services. The Enterprise segment offers intelligent networking and advanced communications software solutions comprising global communications platform, wireless wide area networks (WWAN), and private 5G networks. The Other segment includes RedBee Media that prepares and distributes live and on-demand video services for broadcasters, sports leagues, and communications service providers. The company has a strategic collaboration with T-Mobile US, Inc for the development of AI-native Scheduler with Link Adaptation software. The company was formerly known as Allmanna Telefon AB LM Ericsson and changed its name to Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) in January 1926. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.
