Opportunities In 5G And New Services Don't Seem Fully Factored Into Nokia's Price

An open mind is a valuable asset in investing – in my own experience, it's hard not to start the research process without at least some preconceived notions (after all, something prompted you to start the process...), but keeping an open mind at least lets you respond to new information. That's relevant to me in the case of Nokia (NYSE:NOK), as I went in assuming it was not too likely that this very well-known networking equipment company would be undervalued as the market looks ahead to the start of the 5G rollout in a couple of years.

And yet, Nokia may still be worth a look. The shares are widely followed (around 30 sell-side analysts cover it), and the 5G story is no secret, but the market doesn't seem to think that Nokia will manage to get (or keep) better margins in the years to come despite good progress here since the Alcatel deal. These shares are down more than 10% over the past year and up only marginally in the last year, but breaking out into double-digit FCF margins again in four to five years would support a fair value at least 10% above today's price.

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Opportunities In 5G And New Services Don't Seem Fully Factored Into Nokia's Price