Signal Advisors Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of L3Harris Technologies Inc (NYSE:LHX – Free Report) by 243.7% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 6,148 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,359 shares during the period. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC’s holdings in L3Harris Technologies were worth $2,122,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fideuram Asset Management Ireland dac acquired a new position in shares of L3Harris Technologies during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. acquired a new stake in shares of L3Harris Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Motiv8 Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of L3Harris Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Caitlin John LLC bought a new position in L3Harris Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Finally, American National Bank & Trust raised its position in L3Harris Technologies by 44.8% in the 4th quarter. American National Bank & Trust now owns 97 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 84.76% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research analysts have commented on the company. Weiss Ratings upgraded L3Harris Technologies from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Wall Street Zen upgraded L3Harris Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, April 11th. UBS Group cut their price target on L3Harris Technologies from $362.00 to $330.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price target on L3Harris Technologies to $405.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Argus upgraded L3Harris Technologies to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $354.75.
L3Harris Technologies Price Performance
LHX opened at $285.66 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $316.07 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $328.55. The firm has a market capitalization of $53.22 billion, a PE ratio of 31.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 0.50. L3Harris Technologies Inc has a 52 week low of $243.84 and a 52 week high of $379.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a quick ratio of 0.89 and a current ratio of 1.03.
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $2.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.53 by $0.19. L3Harris Technologies had a return on equity of 10.65% and a net margin of 7.71%.The company had revenue of $5.74 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.42 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.41 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.9% on a year-over-year basis. L3Harris Technologies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.400-11.600 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that L3Harris Technologies Inc will post 11.52 earnings per share for the current year.
L3Harris Technologies Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 5th will be paid a $1.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 5th. This represents a $5.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. L3Harris Technologies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 54.29%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other L3Harris Technologies news, VP Melanie Rakita sold 2,180 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $310.45, for a total transaction of $676,781.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 4,192 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,301,406.40. This trade represents a 34.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.
About L3Harris Technologies
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) is an American aerospace and defense company formed in 2019 through the combination of L3 Technologies and Harris Corporation. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company designs, manufactures and supports a broad range of technology solutions for government and commercial customers, with a particular emphasis on defense, intelligence and public safety applications.
The company’s offerings span communications systems, avionics, electronic warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) sensors, space systems and mission integration.
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