L3Harris Technologies (LHX) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LHX or ARM?

L3Harris Technologies received 97 more outperform votes than ARM when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.34% of users gave ARM an outperform vote while only 64.52% of users gave L3Harris Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
L3Harris Technologies	Outperform Votes 180 64.52%	Underperform Votes 99 35.48%
ARM	Outperform Votes 83 70.34%	Underperform Votes 35 29.66%

Which has more volatility & risk, LHX or ARM?

L3Harris Technologies has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARM has a beta of 4.08, meaning that its share price is 308% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LHX or ARM more profitable?

ARM has a net margin of 21.82% compared to L3Harris Technologies' net margin of 7.04%. L3Harris Technologies' return on equity of 13.11% beat ARM's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
L3Harris Technologies	7.04%	13.11%	5.98%
ARM	21.82%	11.94%	8.62%

Which has better valuation & earnings, LHX or ARM?

L3Harris Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than ARM. L3Harris Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ARM, 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	$21.25B	2.20	$1.50B	$8.43	29.68
ARM	$4.01B	36.64	$306M	$0.75	184.83

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LHX or ARM?

84.8% of L3Harris Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.5% of ARM shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of L3Harris Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor LHX or ARM?

In the previous week, ARM had 10 more articles in the media than L3Harris Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for ARM and 26 mentions for L3Harris Technologies. L3Harris Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat ARM's score of 0.41 indicating that L3Harris Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
L3Harris Technologies	17 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ARM	10 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer LHX or ARM?

L3Harris Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $258.75, suggesting a potential upside of 3.41%. ARM has a consensus price target of $152.76, suggesting a potential upside of 10.20%. Given ARM's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ARM is more favorable than L3Harris Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
L3Harris Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
ARM	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.68

Summary

ARM beats L3Harris Technologies on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.