Harris (HRS) Competitors

Harris (NYSE:HRS) and Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, risk and profitability.

Is HRS or MSI a better dividend stock?

Harris pays an annual dividend of $2.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Motorola Solutions pays an annual dividend of $4.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Harris pays out 42.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Motorola Solutions pays out 36.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Motorola Solutions has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Motorola Solutions is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, HRS or MSI?

Motorola Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Harris. Motorola Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Harris, 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
Harris	$6.18B	4.99	$718M	$6.50	40.18
Motorola Solutions	$10.82B	6.38	$1.58B	$11.98	34.51

Which has more risk & volatility, HRS or MSI?

Harris has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Motorola Solutions has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend HRS or MSI?

Motorola Solutions has a consensus target price of $510.67, suggesting a potential upside of 23.53%. Given Motorola Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Motorola Solutions is more favorable than Harris.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Harris	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Motorola Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Is HRS or MSI more profitable?

Motorola Solutions has a net margin of 18.67% compared to Harris' net margin of 13.60%. Motorola Solutions' return on equity of 160.93% beat Harris' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Harris	13.60%	27.13%	9.36%
Motorola Solutions	18.67%	160.93%	15.84%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HRS or MSI?

96.7% of Harris shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.2% of Motorola Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Harris shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Motorola Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor HRS or MSI?

In the previous week, Motorola Solutions had 9 more articles in the media than Harris. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Motorola Solutions and 15 mentions for Harris. Motorola Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Harris' score of 0.00 indicating that Motorola Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Harris	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Motorola Solutions	20 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Motorola Solutions beats Harris on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.