We use cookies to understand how you use our site and to improve your experience. This includes personalizing content and advertising. To learn more, click here. By continuing to use our site, you accept our use of cookies, revised Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
You are being directed to ZacksTrade, a division of LBMZ Securities and licensed broker-dealer. ZacksTrade and Zacks.com are separate companies. The web link between the two companies is not a solicitation or offer to invest in a particular security or type of security. ZacksTrade does not endorse or adopt any particular investment strategy, any analyst opinion/rating/report or any approach to evaluating individual securities.
If you wish to go to ZacksTrade, click OK. If you do not, click Cancel.
L3Harris (LHX) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know
Read MoreHide Full Article
L3Harris (LHX - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $213.16, moving +0.18% from the previous trading session. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.19%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.31%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.08%.
Heading into today, shares of the technology and communications company had gained 6.88% over the past month, outpacing the Aerospace sector's gain of 1.72% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.72% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from LHX as it approaches its next earnings release, which is expected to be February 4, 2020. On that day, LHX is projected to report earnings of $2.75 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 40.31%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $4.81 billion, up 188.67% from the year-ago period.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for LHX should also be noted by investors. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.44% higher. LHX currently has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
Looking at its valuation, LHX is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 18.67. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 18.23, which means LHX is trading at a premium to the group.
Also, we should mention that LHX has a PEG ratio of 2.33. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. LHX's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.33 as of yesterday's close.
The Aerospace - Defense industry is part of the Aerospace sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 116, which puts it in the top 46% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.
See More Zacks Research for These Tickers
Normally $25 each - click below to receive one report FREE:
Image: Bigstock
L3Harris (LHX) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know
L3Harris (LHX - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $213.16, moving +0.18% from the previous trading session. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.19%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.31%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added 0.08%.
Heading into today, shares of the technology and communications company had gained 6.88% over the past month, outpacing the Aerospace sector's gain of 1.72% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.72% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from LHX as it approaches its next earnings release, which is expected to be February 4, 2020. On that day, LHX is projected to report earnings of $2.75 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 40.31%. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $4.81 billion, up 188.67% from the year-ago period.
Any recent changes to analyst estimates for LHX should also be noted by investors. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As such, positive estimate revisions reflect analyst optimism about the company's business and profitability.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
Ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), the Zacks Rank system has a proven, outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks returning an average of +25% annually since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.44% higher. LHX currently has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
Looking at its valuation, LHX is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 18.67. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 18.23, which means LHX is trading at a premium to the group.
Also, we should mention that LHX has a PEG ratio of 2.33. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. LHX's industry had an average PEG ratio of 2.33 as of yesterday's close.
The Aerospace - Defense industry is part of the Aerospace sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 116, which puts it in the top 46% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.