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L3Harris Technologies vs Teledyne Technologies

LHX and TDY side by side, both in measuring, analyzing, and controlling instruments; photographic, medical and optical goods; watches and clocks. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.

How LHX and TDY compare

L3Harris Technologies is the larger company, worth 1.7 times as much as Teledyne Technologies ($51.7B against $30.5B).

On earnings, L3Harris Technologies is cheaper: it trades at 25.9× trailing earnings, against 31.8× for Teledyne Technologies.

Teledyne Technologies grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (7.9% versus 5.3% for L3Harris Technologies).

Teledyne Technologies keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 15.3% compared with 5.2% at L3Harris Technologies.

L3Harris Technologies pays a dividend yielding 1.8%; Teledyne Technologies does not pay one.

L3Harris Technologies scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 12 for Teledyne Technologies), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.

Key numbers

A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.

MetricLHXTDY
Size and price
Market cap$51.7B$30.5B
Share price$277.61$658.23
Change, 1 year−3.2%27.7%
Change, 5 years23.9%47.5%
Beta (5Y)0.630.87
Employees45K16K
StockData Score
Total score19 (better)12
Valuation score6 (better)1
Growth score3 (better)2
Performance score33
Health score36 (better)
Dividend score4 (better)0
Valuation
P/E25.9× (better)31.8×
P/S1.3× (better)4.8×
P/B2.6× (better)2.8×
EV/EBITDA11.2× (better)20.4×
P/FCF14.2× (better)26.7×
PEG1.64 (better)7.03
FCF yield7.0% (better)3.7%
Fair value$363.22$557.98
Margin of safety23.6% (better)−18.0%
Growth
Revenue growth (TTM)5.3%7.9% (better)
Revenue growth, 5Y average–14.7%
Net income growth (TTM)16.2% (better)13.5%
EPS growth (TTM)15.1% (better)13.9%
EPS growth, 5Y average1.6%12.2% (better)
Profitability
Gross margin25.6%43.3% (better)
Operating margin10.6%19.4% (better)
Net margin5.2%15.3% (better)
FCF margin9.2%17.9% (better)
Return on equity10.3% (better)9.2%
Return on invested capital12.8% (better)8.0%
Financial health
Debt / equity0.540.19 (better)
Net debt / EBITDA1.491.07 (better)
Interest coverage–24.5×
Current ratio1.202.18 (better)
Altman Z-score2.805.72 (better)
Piotroski F-score77
Dividends and buybacks
Dividend yield1.8%–
Payout ratio45.5%–
Years of dividend growth4–
Buyback yield1.5%–
Shareholder yield3.2% (better)0.00%
Ownership
Held by institutions87.9%97.3%
Held by insiders0.32%1.3%
Insider net buying, 12 months−$11.8M (better)−$11.9M
Superinvestors holding11
Short interest, % of float2.4%2.4%

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