Head to Head Review: Calian Group (OTCMKTS:CLNFF) & L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX)

Calian Group (OTCMKTS:CLNFF) and L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Dividends

Calian Group pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. L3Harris Technologies pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Calian Group pays out 77.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. L3Harris Technologies pays out 50.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. L3Harris Technologies has increased its dividend for 24 consecutive years.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Calian Group and L3Harris Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Calian Group	0	0	2	0	3.00
L3Harris Technologies	0	4	9	2	2.87

L3Harris Technologies has a consensus target price of $365.00, suggesting a potential upside of 36.69%. Given L3Harris Technologies’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe L3Harris Technologies is more favorable than Calian Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

45.6% of Calian Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.8% of L3Harris Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of L3Harris Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Calian Group and L3Harris Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calian Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
L3Harris Technologies	8.17%	10.96%	5.18%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Calian Group and L3Harris Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Calian Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	$1.44	40.88
L3Harris Technologies	$22.93 billion	2.17	$1.61 billion	$9.90	26.97

L3Harris Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Calian Group. L3Harris Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Calian Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

L3Harris Technologies beats Calian Group on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Calian Group

Calian Group Ltd. provides business services and solutions in Canada and internationally. It operates through four segment: Advanced Technologies, Health, Learning, and IT and Cyber Solutions (ITCS). The company offers systems engineering, software development, integration design, embedded design, operational management and lifecycle support, modelling and simulation-enabled design, and research & development solutions and services; environmental and radiation protection, decommissioning and waste management, regulatory affairs and licensing, and emergency preparedness and training services; and sophisticated communication systems for the satellite industry, such as antennas, RF systems, decimator RF spectrum analyzers, in-orbit test systems, software defined solutions, operations and teleport services, transmitters, receivers, and modems. It also provides circuit card assemblies, wiring harnesses and cables, units, subsystems and systems, design evolution and qualification testing services, and life cycle management services; DOCSIS network equipment and test solutions; Bin-Sense, an asset monitoring solutions; Fuel Lock for fuel tanks; and composites-specific engineering, metrology and project planning services. In addition, the company offers IT and cyber solution; clinician, nursing, psychological, health property management, patient support program, clinical research, pharmacovigilance, and functional service provider services; and digital health solutions. Further, it provides training for the military, emergency preparedness, and simulation training services; defence manufacturing and engineering, communications and connectivity, and cyber services; military training and simulation services; and health services for military personnel. The company was formerly known as Calian Technologies Ltd. and changed its name to Calian Group Ltd. in April 2016. The company was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

About L3Harris Technologies

L3Harris Technologies, Inc. provides mission-critical solutions for government and commercial customers worldwide. The company's Integrated Mission Systems segment provides intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems, passive sensing and targeting, electronic attack, autonomy, power and communications, and networks and sensors, as well as advanced combat systems for air, land, and sea sectors. Its Space and Airborne Systems segment offers space payloads, sensors, and full-mission solutions; classified intelligence and cyber; mission avionics; electronic warfare systems; and mission networks systems for air traffic management operations. The company's Communication Systems segment provides broadband communications; tactical radios, software, satellite terminals, and end-to-end battlefield systems for the U.S. Department of Defense, international, federal, and state agency customers; integrated vision solutions, including helmet-mounted integrated night vision goggles with leading-edge image intensifier tubes and weapon-mounted sights, aiming lasers, and range finders; and public safety radios, and system applications and equipment. Its Aerojet Rocketdyne segment provides propulsion technologies and armament systems for strategic defense, missile defense, hypersonic, and tactical systems; and space propulsion and power systems for national security, and space and exploration missions. The company was formerly known as Harris Corporation and changed its name to L3Harris Technologies, Inc. in June 2019. L3Harris Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1895 and is based in Melbourne, Florida.