L3Harris Technologies (LHX) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ARM or LHX?

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
ARM	$3.69B	35.41	$306M	$0.76	164.28
L3Harris Technologies	$21.33B	1.86	$1.50B	$7.87	26.80

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ARM or LHX?

L3Harris Technologies received 106 more outperform votes than ARM when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.07% of users gave ARM an outperform vote while only 63.84% of users gave L3Harris Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ARM	Outperform Votes 67 69.07%	Underperform Votes 30 30.93%
L3Harris Technologies	Outperform Votes 173 63.84%	Underperform Votes 98 36.16%

Do analysts prefer ARM or LHX?

ARM currently has a consensus price target of $165.23, suggesting a potential upside of 32.34%. L3Harris Technologies has a consensus price target of $261.40, suggesting a potential upside of 23.96%. Given ARM's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe ARM is more favorable than L3Harris Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ARM	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	19 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
L3Harris Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ARM or LHX?

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

Does the media refer more to ARM or LHX?

In the previous week, ARM had 7 more articles in the media than L3Harris Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for ARM and 29 mentions for L3Harris Technologies. L3Harris Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat ARM's score of 0.50 indicating that L3Harris Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ARM	15 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
L3Harris Technologies	26 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ARM or LHX 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
ARM	21.82%	11.94%	8.62%
L3Harris Technologies	7.04%	13.11%	5.98%

Which has more risk & volatility, ARM or LHX?

ARM has a beta of 4.77, suggesting that its share price is 377% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, L3Harris Technologies has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ARM beats L3Harris Technologies on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.