L3Harris Technologies (LHX) Competitors

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, community ranking, risk, earnings and media sentiment.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of LHX or NOC?

84.8% of L3Harris Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.4% of Northrop Grumman shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of L3Harris Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Northrop Grumman shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor LHX or NOC?

In the previous week, L3Harris Technologies had 7 more articles in the media than Northrop Grumman. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for L3Harris Technologies and 9 mentions for Northrop Grumman. Northrop Grumman's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat L3Harris Technologies' score of 0.78 indicating that Northrop Grumman is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
L3Harris Technologies	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Northrop Grumman	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is LHX or NOC a better dividend stock?

L3Harris Technologies pays an annual dividend of $4.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Northrop Grumman pays an annual dividend of $8.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. L3Harris Technologies pays out 75.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Northrop Grumman pays out 57.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more volatility & risk, LHX or NOC?

L3Harris Technologies has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northrop Grumman has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, LHX or NOC?

Northrop Grumman has higher revenue and earnings than L3Harris Technologies. Northrop Grumman is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than L3Harris Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
L3Harris Technologies	$19.42B	2.17	$1.23B	$6.16	36.02
Northrop Grumman	$39.29B	1.66	$2.06B	$14.30	30.77

Is LHX or NOC more profitable?

L3Harris Technologies has a net margin of 5.82% compared to Northrop Grumman's net margin of 5.38%. Northrop Grumman's return on equity of 24.09% beat L3Harris Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
L3Harris Technologies	5.82%	12.82%	5.95%
Northrop Grumman	5.38%	24.09%	7.88%

Do analysts recommend LHX or NOC?

L3Harris Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $231.80, suggesting a potential upside of 4.46%. Northrop Grumman has a consensus target price of $514.33, suggesting a potential upside of 16.88%. Given Northrop Grumman's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Northrop Grumman is more favorable than L3Harris Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
L3Harris Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.79
Northrop Grumman	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LHX or NOC?

Northrop Grumman received 498 more outperform votes than L3Harris Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.87% of users gave L3Harris Technologies an outperform vote while only 62.33% of users gave Northrop Grumman an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
L3Harris Technologies	Outperform Votes 149 62.87%	Underperform Votes 88 37.13%
Northrop Grumman	Outperform Votes 647 62.33%	Underperform Votes 391 37.67%

Summary

L3Harris Technologies beats Northrop Grumman on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.