Nokia (NYSE:NOK) Shares Gap Down – Time to Sell?

Nokia Corporation (NYSE:NOK)’s share price gapped down prior to trading on Thursday . The stock had previously closed at $6.82, but opened at $6.34. Nokia shares last traded at $6.12, with a volume of 28,098,375 shares traded.

Key Stories Impacting Nokia

Here are the key news stories impacting Nokia this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat estimates — EPS $0.19 vs. $0.17 consensus and revenue $7.19B vs. $6.10B, driven by Network Infrastructure strength; fundamentals give credibility to growth thesis. Nokia Q4 report
• Positive Sentiment: AI & strategic partner momentum — Nvidia’s stake and AI‑RAN collaboration, plus commentary that the market may be underestimating Nokia’s AI opportunity, underpin upside if Nokia captures data‑center and AI RAN spend. Nvidia Bet Highlights AI Opportunity
• Positive Sentiment: Sales jump from AI/cloud customers — reports show strong pickup in orders from data‑center and cloud players, supporting revenue growth outside traditional telco cycles. WSJ: Sales Jump From AI And Cloud
• Neutral Sentiment: Reorganization to two operating segments — Nokia recast prior-year segment results to reflect a new structure aimed at aligning to AI-driven demand; could improve clarity but benefits will take time to materialize. Recast Segment Results
• Neutral Sentiment: New partnerships and regional deals (e.g., Blaize edge AI; APAC infrastructure choices) expand product reach but contain execution and partner‑selection risk. Nokia Partners With Blaize
• Negative Sentiment: Softer guidance and margin pressure — management’s nearer‑term outlook was viewed as cautious, and operating expenses rose, which spurred the selloff despite the beat. Nokia Falls After Softer Guidance
• Negative Sentiment: Leadership change — the chair announced plans to step down, a near‑term governance/headline risk that can amplify volatility around results and guidance. Chair To Step Down

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Nokia in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Nokia in a research report on Tuesday, October 28th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Nokia from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Kepler Capital Markets raised Nokia from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Nokia in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $6.77.

Nokia Stock Performance

The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $6.40 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $5.55. The company has a market capitalization of $35.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.53 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a current ratio of 1.48.

Nokia (NYSE:NOK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The technology company reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.02. Nokia had a net margin of 4.65% and a return on equity of 8.24%. The business had revenue of $7.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.10 billion. Equities research analysts predict that Nokia Corporation will post 0.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nokia

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NOK. Wexford Capital LP bought a new stake in Nokia during the third quarter valued at $29,000. FNY Investment Advisers LLC lifted its holdings in Nokia by 33,457.1% in the fourth quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC now owns 4,698 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 4,684 shares during the last quarter. Dorato Capital Management acquired a new position in Nokia in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in shares of Nokia during the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Spire Wealth Management raised its position in shares of Nokia by 239.6% during the 4th quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 6,242 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 4,404 shares during the period. 5.28% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Nokia

Nokia Corporation, headquartered in Espoo, Finland, is a global telecommunications and technology company with roots dating back to 1865. Over its long history the company moved from forestry and cable operations into electronics and telecommunications, becoming widely known in the 1990s and 2000s for its mobile phones. In recent years Nokia refocused its business toward network infrastructure, software and technology licensing, and research and development, following the divestiture of its handset manufacturing business and the acquisition of Alcatel‑Lucent in 2016, which brought Bell Labs into its portfolio.

Today Nokia’s core activities center on designing, building and supporting communications networks and related software.