Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. lowered its stake in L3Harris Technologies Inc (NYSE:LHX - Free Report) by 21.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,221 shares of the company's stock after selling 3,542 shares during the quarter. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc.'s holdings in L3Harris Technologies were worth $2,767,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in L3Harris Technologies by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,281,023 shares of the company's stock worth $4,895,534,000 after acquiring an additional 401,168 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in L3Harris Technologies by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,788,619 shares of the company's stock worth $1,004,418,000 after acquiring an additional 53,787 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its stake in L3Harris Technologies by 11.5% during the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 2,261,999 shares of the company's stock worth $475,653,000 after acquiring an additional 233,968 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in L3Harris Technologies by 30.5% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 2,235,077 shares of the company's stock worth $469,992,000 after acquiring an additional 522,861 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in L3Harris Technologies during the fourth quarter worth $398,507,000. 84.76% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Insider Transactions at L3Harris Technologies
In other news, insider Edward J. Zoiss sold 2,000 shares of L3Harris Technologies stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $245.00, for a total transaction of $490,000.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 25,325 shares in the company, valued at $6,204,625. The trade was a 7.32% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Christopher E. Kubasik sold 33,061 shares of L3Harris Technologies stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $248.48, for a total value of $8,214,997.28. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 145,572 shares in the company, valued at $36,171,730.56. The trade was a 18.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.72% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of L3Harris Technologies from a "sell" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $198.00 to $263.00 in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on L3Harris Technologies from $268.00 to $242.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. UBS Group increased their target price on L3Harris Technologies from $222.00 to $226.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, April 28th. Citigroup increased their target price on L3Harris Technologies from $245.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, June 9th. Finally, Truist Financial cut their target price on L3Harris Technologies from $264.00 to $260.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 25th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, L3Harris Technologies currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $258.75.
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L3Harris Technologies Stock Up 0.7%
NYSE:LHX traded up $1.64 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $251.31. 1,191,514 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,140,174. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $231.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is $218.34. L3Harris Technologies Inc has a one year low of $193.09 and a one year high of $265.74. The company has a market cap of $46.98 billion, a PE ratio of 29.81, a PEG ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 0.74.
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $2.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.32 by $0.09. L3Harris Technologies had a return on equity of 12.38% and a net margin of 7.55%. The business had revenue of $5.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.29 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $3.06 EPS. The business's revenue was down 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts predict that L3Harris Technologies Inc will post 11.12 earnings per share for the current year.
L3Harris Technologies Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 3rd were paid a dividend of $1.20 per share. This represents a $4.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.91%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 3rd. L3Harris Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 56.94%.
L3Harris Technologies Company Profile
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L3Harris Technologies, Inc provides mission-critical solutions for government and commercial customers worldwide. The company's Integrated Mission Systems segment provides intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems, passive sensing and targeting, electronic attack, autonomy, power and communications, and networks and sensors, as well as advanced combat systems for air, land, and sea sectors.
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