Nokia stock rises on AI-RAN rollout and Rosenblatt upgrade

Published on 09/16/2026 at 20:14 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Nokia stock rose 0.9 percent to EUR 8.67 on September 15, 2026, after a Rosenblatt Strong-Buy call. Q2 2026 EPS was USD 0.08 and revenue was USD 5.50 billion.

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Nokia stock (ISIN FI0009000681) closed at EUR 8.67 on the Helsinki exchange on September 15, 2026, after rising 0.9 percent from the previous session. The move followed a Rosenblatt upgrade to Strong-Buy and a pre-open lift that put the shares at USD 10.39 in U.S. trading, according to MarketBeat and Yahoo Finance.

AI-RAN is the catalyst

According to Investing.com on September 16, 2026, Nokia said its AI-RAN technology moved from early evaluation into active lab and live field trials with operators across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. The same report said Rosenblatt started coverage with a Buy rating and a USD 15 price target, while pointing to Optical Networks revenue growth of 20 percent year over year in Q2 2026 and AI and Cloud orders of EUR 2.8 billion.

The market reaction fits the numbers. Nokia's U.S. shares traded at USD 10.39 in early trading, versus the prior close of USD 9.84, while MarketBeat said the stock opened at USD 9.83 and carried a market capitalization of USD 56.47 billion on September 16, 2026.

Q2 figures still matter

MarketBeat said Nokia reported Q2 2026 earnings of USD 0.08 per share, beating the consensus estimate of USD 0.07 by USD 0.01. Revenue came in at USD 5.50 billion, below the USD 5.57 billion estimate, and net margin was 3.49 percent.

That mix explains the tug of war in the stock. The earnings beat gave the bulls a number to cite, but the revenue miss and the dependence on AI-RAN trial conversions keep the focus on whether the current pipeline turns into booked sales.

Price and valuation

Nokia stock closed at EUR 8.67 in Helsinki on September 15, 2026, after trading between EUR 8.46 and EUR 8.73 and advancing 0.9 percent. On the U.S. quote tracked by MarketBeat, the 12-month range ran from USD 4.53 to USD 17.45, with a market capitalization of USD 56.47 billion as of September 16, 2026.