Strategic Investment Advisors MI acquired a new stake in shares of L3Harris Technologies Inc (NYSE:LHX - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 2,615 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $547,000.
Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Meeder Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of L3Harris Technologies by 234.3% during the 4th quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 117 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC bought a new position in shares of L3Harris Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Bradley & Co. Private Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of L3Harris Technologies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Beacon Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in L3Harris Technologies by 79.5% during the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 131 shares of the company's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC lifted its position in L3Harris Technologies by 336.4% in the fourth quarter. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC now owns 144 shares of the company's stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.76% of the company's stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup lifted their price target on L3Harris Technologies from $245.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, June 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised L3Harris Technologies from a "sell" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $198.00 to $263.00 in a report on Friday, April 11th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of L3Harris Technologies from $222.00 to $226.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Monday, April 28th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on shares of L3Harris Technologies from $260.00 to $250.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 31st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of L3Harris Technologies from $268.00 to $242.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $258.75.
Read Our Latest Analysis on L3Harris Technologies
Insider Buying and Selling
In other L3Harris Technologies news, insider Edward J. Zoiss sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $245.00, for a total value of $490,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 25,325 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,204,625. This represents a 7.32% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Christopher E. Kubasik sold 33,061 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $248.48, for a total transaction of $8,214,997.28. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 145,572 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $36,171,730.56. The trade was a 18.51% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.72% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
L3Harris Technologies Price Performance
Shares of NYSE:LHX opened at $248.20 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $46.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 0.74. The company's fifty day moving average is $233.22 and its two-hundred day moving average is $218.86. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. L3Harris Technologies Inc has a 12-month low of $193.09 and a 12-month high of $265.74.
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $5.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.29 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.06 earnings per share. L3Harris Technologies's quarterly revenue was down 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts expect that L3Harris Technologies Inc will post 11.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
L3Harris Technologies Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 3rd were given a $1.20 dividend. This represents a $4.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, June 3rd. L3Harris Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 56.94%.
L3Harris Technologies 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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