5-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Harris
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, radio and communication device specialist Harris (NYS: HRS) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Harris' business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Harris facts
Headquarters (Founded) | Melbourne, Fla. (1895) |
Market Cap | $4.9 billion |
Industry | Communications equipment |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $6.0 billion |
Management | CEO William Brown (since 2011) |
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) | 21.6% |
Cash/Debt | $387.0 million / $2.4 billion |
Dividend Yield | 2.7% |
Competitors | Boeing |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 656 members who have rated Harris believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those bulls, All-Star bradford86, succinctly summed up the bull case for our community:
[Harris] is doing buybacks on the borrowed dollar. I would normally dislike this but I think that they are fine for now. I actually think that they are remarkably cheap. I'm a fan of the buybacks. They've been a growth story and are forecasting growth and are doing buybacks at a cheap price. Brilliant. Target: $45-$55. Outperform. They also come with a solid dividend of 2.7% at present.
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