LHX NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

L3Harris Technologies Inc · Industrials · Aerospace & Defense

Latest close 277.1 USD
-7.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -14.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 12.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -7.7%, after a -8.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is mixed with 36/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 56/100.

Setup score 35 out of 100
Latest Close 277.1 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -7.7% latest completed week
4W Return -8.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return -7.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 75.0% 39 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -14.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 12.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -7.7%, after a -8.3% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.6x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.1712-week average 0.30

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.17Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -8.3% over four weeks, -7.2% over 12 weeks, and 1.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-7.7%
4W-8.3%
12W-7.2%
26W-18.6%
52W1.2%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year39
Trend breadth75.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.89Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change13.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-17.11Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-71.7%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 93%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength20/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Value18/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 83; rank 1 is best.
Quality73/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 28; rank 1 is best.
Momentum35/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 66; rank 1 is best.
Growth27/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 74; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework41/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
32.3x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
17.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
5.3%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
25.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
11.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
15.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
7.3%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
5.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
7.9%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
18.3%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
8/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.6%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
1.6%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.8x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningMixed

LHX shows mixed options pressure with a 36/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.84, expected move of 9.5%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction36/100
Expected move9.5%
Put/call volume0.84
Pressure14
Speculation45
Volatility80
Trend agreement46
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Insider activity17 / 3

17 acquisitions and 3 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 61 relevant articles.

23 positive · 30 neutral · 8 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings29 JulLatest stored earnings date was 29 Jul 2026.
Options expected move9.5%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-26.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.7%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher10 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.5%Week of 24 Jul.
Worst week-9.4%Week of 24 Apr.
Latest week-7.7%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains1
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses12
Sharp losses4
Recent vol3.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.5% / -2.6%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 2026277.1 USD-7.7%325.1 USD242.3 USD-0.89-17.1110.6MOff
24 Jul 2026300.2 USD6.5%326.0 USD241.6 USD-0.97-9.497.4MOff
17 Jul 2026282.0 USD-3.0%325.8 USD240.9 USD-1.07-15.524.9MOff
10 Jul 2026290.8 USD-3.7%325.9 USD240.3 USD-1.04-14.394.9MOff
3 Jul 2026302.1 USD3.7%325.7 USD239.6 USD-1.02-9.966.9MOff
26 Jun 2026291.2 USD-1.2%324.8 USD238.8 USD-1.14-11.3111.0MOff
19 Jun 2026294.8 USD-4.2%324.3 USD238.1 USD-1.21-12.367.0MOff
12 Jun 2026307.8 USD-0.0%323.7 USD237.4 USD-1.20-7.754.8MOff
5 Jun 2026307.8 USD-1.9%323.0 USD236.6 USD-1.20-7.264.5MOff
29 May 2026313.9 USD1.0%322.3 USD235.8 USD-1.12-7.755.3MOff
22 May 2026310.7 USD2.8%321.4 USD234.9 USD-1.06-7.345.7MOff
15 May 2026302.2 USD1.3%320.7 USD233.9 USD-0.97-9.075.8MOff
8 May 2026298.4 USD-4.4%319.9 USD233.1 USD-0.85-9.908.7MOff
1 May 2026312.1 USD-1.3%319.6 USD232.3 USD-0.73-3.488.5MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.