Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. ARXS scored 72.0, LHX scored 47.0 — ARXS leads.
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ARXS
Arxis, Inc.
Aerospace & Defense · Quality-Growth
72
$47.89 · $20.6B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
25.0
ARXS leads
LHX
L3Harris Technologies, Inc.
Aerospace & Defense · Quality-Growth
47
$236.97 · $44.1B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthARXS+115.5%
Strongest balance sheetARXS0.40
Highest qualityARXS77 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueLHX-45%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
ARXS
stronger →← stronger
LHX
77
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
61
98
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
50
62
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
34
ARXS is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
ARXS
LHX
$314mC
FCF
$2.8bB
+115.5%A
Rev
+2.5%C
0.40B+
D/E
0.53B
11.7xD
P/S
—
—
PEG
1.18B+
—
P/E
23.9xB+
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
ARXS
LHX
183% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
45% below
~43%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-6%/yr
-73%
1-yr DCF upside
+65%
-65%
5-yr DCF upside
+80%
-48%
10-yr DCF upside
+107%
These two disagree on this pair: the Value pillar ranks cheapness against sector peers, while price-vs-fair-value is an absolute read. A name can be the better value in its sector and still the dearer one on cash flows.
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
ARXS
Why this score
Short track record
LHX
No notable signals flagged.
The companies
ARXSArxis, Inc.
Aerospace & Defense · $47.89
Why now
Aerospace & Defense · market cap $20.6b. Down 22% from 52-week high of $61.50 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +115% — in hypergrowth territory. 10 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $63.30 (implying +32% upside).
Moat
Free cash flow runs well ahead of reported net income, mostly because of depreciation and amortization ($206m) — non-cash charges that hold down reported earnings while cash generation stays strong.
Risk
P/S 11.7x embeds aggressive forward growth — disappointing top-line guidance would compress the multiple hard.
LHXL3Harris Technologies, Inc.
Aerospace & Defense · $236.97 · beta 0.51
Why now
Aerospace & Defense · market cap $44.1b. Down 38% from 52-week high of $379.23 — deep drawdown territory. 17 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $325.18 (implying +37% upside).
Moat
FCF converts 151% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Down 38% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where ARXS and LHX diverge
On the headline score the gap is 25.0 points in favor of ARXS. The widest single difference is Growth, where ARXS leads by 47.5 points.
GrowthARXS 98.0 · LHX 50.5ARXS +47.5
ValueARXS 62.5 · LHX 34.1ARXS +28.4
QualityARXS 76.8 · LHX 60.5ARXS +16.3
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is ARXS or LHX the better stock?
ARXS scores higher: ARXS 72.0, LHX 47.0 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do ARXS and LHX differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where ARXS leads by 48 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. ARXS leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are ARXS and LHX scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.