L3Harris Technologies (LHX) Competitors

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) and General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, LHX or GD?

L3Harris Technologies has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Dynamics has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, LHX or GD?

General Dynamics has higher revenue and earnings than L3Harris Technologies. General Dynamics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than L3Harris Technologies, 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	$21.33B	2.25	$1.50B	$8.43	30.51
General Dynamics	$47.72B	1.67	$3.78B	$14.42	20.59

Do analysts recommend LHX or GD?

L3Harris Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $258.75, suggesting a potential upside of 0.61%. General Dynamics has a consensus target price of $293.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.32%. Given L3Harris Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe L3Harris Technologies is more favorable than General Dynamics.

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
General Dynamics	1 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.32

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LHX or GD?

84.8% of L3Harris Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of General Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of L3Harris Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of General Dynamics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is LHX or GD more profitable?

General Dynamics has a net margin of 8.08% compared to L3Harris Technologies' net margin of 7.55%. General Dynamics' return on equity of 17.82% beat L3Harris Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
L3Harris Technologies	7.55%	12.38%	5.69%
General Dynamics	8.08%	17.82%	7.06%

Does the media favor LHX or GD?

In the previous week, General Dynamics had 8 more articles in the media than L3Harris Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for General Dynamics and 32 mentions for L3Harris Technologies. General Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat L3Harris Technologies' score of 1.31 indicating that General Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
L3Harris Technologies	24 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
General Dynamics	32 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is LHX or GD a better dividend stock?

L3Harris Technologies pays an annual dividend of $4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. General Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. L3Harris Technologies pays out 56.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. General Dynamics pays out 41.6% 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. L3Harris Technologies has raised its dividend for 24 consecutive years and General Dynamics has raised its dividend for 34 consecutive years. General Dynamics is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

General Dynamics beats L3Harris Technologies on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.