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$257.17 +0.74 (+0.29%)
Closing price 07/8/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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LHX vs. GD, LMT, NOC, RTX, ARM, NXPI, VRT, ERIC, NOK, and STM

Should you be buying L3Harris Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of L3Harris Technologies include General Dynamics (GD), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Northrop Grumman (NOC), RTX (RTX), ARM (ARM), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Vertiv (VRT), Ericsson (ERIC), Nokia (NOK), and STMicroelectronics (STM).

L3Harris Technologies vs. Its Competitors

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) and L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) 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, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

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

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

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
General Dynamics
1 Sell rating(s)
13 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.32
L3Harris Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

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

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
General Dynamics8.08% 17.82% 7.06%
L3Harris Technologies 7.55%12.38%5.69%

86.1% of General Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.8% of L3Harris Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of General Dynamics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of L3Harris Technologies 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, 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 media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
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
L3Harris Technologies
25 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
General Dynamics$47.72B1.67$3.78B$14.4220.59
L3Harris Technologies$21.33B2.25$1.50B$8.4330.51

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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LHX vs. The Competition

MetricL3Harris TechnologiesAEROSP/DEFENSE IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$47.94B$43.59B$26.38B$20.52B
Dividend Yield1.87%1.18%1.00%3.78%
P/E Ratio30.5117.5880.9027.79
Price / Sales2.253.706.5340.34
Price / Cash12.7125.2235.4822.26
Price / Book2.495.848.164.58
Net Income$1.50B$586.89M$369.21M$982.91M
7 Day Performance1.40%2.46%1.21%0.41%
1 Month Performance4.68%2.69%3.54%3.59%
1 Year Performance13.81%36.85%52.16%14.47%

L3Harris Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LHX
L3Harris Technologies
4.2114 of 5 stars
$257.17
+0.3%
$258.75
+0.6%
+13.8%$47.94B$21.33B30.5147,000Positive News
GD
General Dynamics
4.7862 of 5 stars
$292.16
+0.5%
$290.24
-0.7%
+5.9%$78.42B$47.72B20.26106,500Positive News
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LMT
Lockheed Martin
4.7539 of 5 stars
$462.09
+0.8%
$541.80
+17.2%
+0.3%$108.27B$71.81B19.96121,000Trending News
NOC
Northrop Grumman
4.681 of 5 stars
$499.26
+1.1%
$552.54
+10.7%
+17.4%$71.86B$41.03B19.7095,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
RTX
RTX
4.807 of 5 stars
$145.74
+0.7%
$161.12
+10.6%
+44.8%$194.70B$80.74B42.74186,000Trending News
ARM
ARM
2.1176 of 5 stars
$161.81
-2.2%
$154.67
-4.4%
-20.0%$171.40B$4.01B215.758,330Trending News
NXPI
NXP Semiconductors
4.8758 of 5 stars
$217.42
+0.2%
$244.78
+12.6%
-16.2%$54.93B$12.61B23.6834,500Positive News
Analyst Forecast
VRT
Vertiv
3.6682 of 5 stars
$128.24
+0.8%
$126.69
-1.2%
+36.8%$48.87B$8.01B74.5627,000Positive News
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ERIC
Ericsson
1.9954 of 5 stars
$8.46
+0.2%
$9.80
+15.8%
+33.4%$28.33B$23.45B169.20105,500Upcoming Earnings
NOK
Nokia
2.2997 of 5 stars
$5.16
-0.2%
$5.85
+13.4%
+32.2%$28.14B$20.80B34.4087,900Trending News
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STM
STMicroelectronics
2.5261 of 5 stars
$30.46
+1.2%
$29.67
-2.6%
-23.3%$27.36B$13.27B25.8148,300

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This page (NYSE:LHX) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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