Harris (HRS) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MSI or HRS?

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

Do analysts prefer MSI or HRS?

Motorola Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $513.25, indicating a potential upside of 25.93%. 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
Motorola Solutions	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Harris	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is MSI or HRS a better dividend stock?

Motorola Solutions pays an annual dividend of $4.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Harris pays an annual dividend of $2.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Motorola Solutions pays out 36.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Harris pays out 42.2% 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 increased 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 more risk & volatility, MSI or HRS?

Motorola Solutions has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Harris has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor MSI or HRS?

In the previous week, Motorola Solutions had 7 more articles in the media than Harris. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Motorola Solutions and 18 mentions for Harris. Motorola Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Harris' score of 0.00 indicating that Motorola Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Motorola Solutions	17 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Harris	5 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MSI or HRS?

Motorola Solutions received 294 more outperform votes than Harris when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.89% of users gave Harris an outperform vote while only 67.48% of users gave Motorola Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Motorola Solutions	Outperform Votes 803 67.48%	Underperform Votes 387 32.52%
Harris	Outperform Votes 509 70.89%	Underperform Votes 209 29.11%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MSI or HRS?

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
Motorola Solutions	$10.96B	6.21	$1.58B	$11.98	34.02
Harris	$6.18B	4.91	$718M	$6.50	39.54

Is MSI or HRS more profitable?

Motorola Solutions has a net margin of 14.58% compared to Harris' net margin of 13.60%. Motorola Solutions' return on equity of 197.59% beat Harris' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Motorola Solutions	14.58%	197.59%	15.81%
Harris	13.60%	27.13%	9.36%

Summary

Motorola Solutions beats Harris on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.