LHX vs. NXPI, VRT, NOK, ERIC, GFS, ASX, STM, HUBB, UI, and FLEX
Should you be buying L3Harris Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of L3Harris Technologies include NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Vertiv (VRT), Nokia Oyj (NOK), Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (ERIC), GlobalFoundries (GFS), ASE Technology (ASX), STMicroelectronics (STM), Hubbell (HUBB), Ubiquiti (UI), and Flex (FLEX). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
L3Harris Technologies vs.
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) and NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and community ranking.
L3Harris Technologies has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NXP Semiconductors has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.
NXP Semiconductors has lower revenue, but higher earnings than L3Harris Technologies. L3Harris Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NXP Semiconductors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
NXP Semiconductors has a net margin of 19.90% compared to L3Harris Technologies' net margin of 7.04%. NXP Semiconductors' return on equity of 31.45% beat L3Harris Technologies' return on equity.
L3Harris Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $262.67, indicating a potential upside of 33.20%. NXP Semiconductors has a consensus target price of $267.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.60%. Given L3Harris Technologies' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe L3Harris Technologies is more favorable than NXP Semiconductors.
NXP Semiconductors received 947 more outperform votes than L3Harris Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.50% of users gave NXP Semiconductors an outperform vote while only 63.57% of users gave L3Harris Technologies an outperform vote.
84.8% of L3Harris Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of L3Harris Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of NXP Semiconductors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, NXP Semiconductors had 7 more articles in the media than L3Harris Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for NXP Semiconductors and 25 mentions for L3Harris Technologies. L3Harris Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat NXP Semiconductors' score of 1.02 indicating that L3Harris Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.
L3Harris Technologies pays an annual dividend of $4.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. NXP Semiconductors pays an annual dividend of $4.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. L3Harris Technologies pays out 59.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NXP Semiconductors pays out 41.7% 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 increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years. L3Harris Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
NXP Semiconductors beats L3Harris Technologies on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:LHX) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
