Harris (HRS) Competitors

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

Is HRS or MSI a better dividend stock?

Harris pays an annual dividend of $2.74 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Motorola Solutions pays an annual dividend of $4.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Harris pays out 42.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Motorola Solutions pays out 47.3% 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. Harris is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, HRS or MSI?

Harris has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Motorola Solutions has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate HRS or MSI?

Motorola Solutions has a consensus target price of $515.25, suggesting a potential upside of 20.43%. Given Motorola Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

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

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

Does the media prefer HRS or MSI?

In the previous week, Motorola Solutions had 29 more articles in the media than Harris. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Motorola Solutions and 12 mentions for Harris. Motorola Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.50 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Motorola Solutions	35 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is HRS or MSI 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
Harris	13.60%	27.13%	9.36%
Motorola Solutions	14.58%	197.59%	15.81%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HRS or MSI?

Motorola Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Harris. Harris is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Motorola Solutions, 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	4.13	$718M	$6.50	33.27
Motorola Solutions	$10.82B	6.60	$1.58B	$9.22	46.40

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HRS or MSI?

Motorola Solutions received 291 more outperform votes than Harris when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.89% of users gave Harris an outperform vote while only 67.57% of users gave Motorola Solutions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Harris	Outperform Votes 509 70.89%	Underperform Votes 209 29.11%
Motorola Solutions	Outperform Votes 800 67.57%	Underperform Votes 384 32.43%

Summary

Motorola Solutions beats Harris on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.