L3 Technologies is in the aerospace and defense industry and is part of the industrials sector. L3 Technologies Inc is a provider of various communication and electronic systems and products used on military, homeland security and commercial platforms. It is also a contractor in aerospace systems, security and detection systems, and pilot training.
Previous Intraday Trading Performance:
The LLL stock showed a previous change of -0.67% with an open at 244.12 and a close of 242.15. It reached an intraday high of 244.95 and a low of 241.88.
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Liquidity:
The stock has a market cap of $19.2b with 79.5m shares outstanding, of which the float is 73.4m shares. Trading volume reached 443,762 shares compared to its average volume of 495,182 shares. Based on the current average volume and close price, the trading liquidity is good.
Historical Trading Performance:
Over the last five trading days, L3 Technologies shares returned 2.19% and in the past 30 trading days it returned 11.96%. Over three months, it changed 15.51%. In one year it has changed 23.83% and within that year its 52-week high was 244.95 and its 52-week low was 158.76. LLL stock is 52.53% above its 52 Week Low.
Our calculations show a 200 day moving average of 202.62 and a 50 day moving average of 219.42. Currently LLL stock is trading 19.51% above its 200 day moving average.
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Earnings:
The last annual fiscal EPS for the company was reported at 12.63 that ended on 31st of December 2018, which according to the previous close, that is a PE of 19.17. Based on 5 analyst estimates, the consensus EPS for the next quarter is 2.52. The TTM EPS is 10.76, which comes to a TTM PE of 22.50.
Below was the last reported quarterly diluted earnings per share:
| 1st | Qtr of 2019 | 2.71 |
|---|---|---|
| 4th | Qtr of 2018 | 2.82 |
| 3rd | Qtr of 2018 | 2.54 |
| 2nd | Qtr of 2018 | 4.72 |
| 1st | Qtr of 2018 | 2.54 |
The dividend per share is currently 3.40, which is a dividend yield of 1.40%. Also, the payout ratio is 31.60%, therefore the dividend is safe according to our calculations.
Base on our calculations, the intrinsic value per share is 226.57, which means it may be overvalued by -6.88%.
Indicators to Watch:
Short-interest was 2,133,572, which was 2.69% of shares outstanding. The short-interest ratio or days-to-cover ratio was 5.13. This stock has some short interest, but it may be normal and no cause for concern if long the position.
The current calculated beta is 1.15.
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Fundamental Indicators:
Based on last reported financials, the company’s return on equity is 18.03%, return on assets is 7.51%, profit margin is 9.85%, price-to-sales is 1.83 and price-to-book is 3.18.
Company Scores:
All scores are out of six:
0 :Valuation Score
1 :Past Performance Score
3 :Financial Strength Score
1 :Future Growth Score
2 :Dividend Score
1 :Overall Score
