H&E Equipment Services (HEES) Competitors $91.66 +0.73 (+0.80%) As of 04/14/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HEES vs. AIT, BECN, WCC, GATX, AL, RUSHA, MSM, DXPE, WLFC, and MRCShould you be buying H&E Equipment Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of H&E Equipment Services include Applied Industrial Technologies (AIT), Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN), WESCO International (WCC), GATX (GATX), Air Lease (AL), Rush Enterprises (RUSHA), MSC Industrial Direct (MSM), DXP Enterprises (DXPE), Willis Lease Finance (WLFC), and MRC Global (MRC). These companies are all part of the "trading companies & distributors" industry. H&E Equipment Services vs. Applied Industrial Technologies Beacon Roofing Supply WESCO International GATX Air Lease Rush Enterprises MSC Industrial Direct DXP Enterprises Willis Lease Finance MRC Global Applied Industrial Technologies (NYSE:AIT) and H&E Equipment Services (NASDAQ:HEES) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and dividends. Is AIT or HEES more profitable? H&E Equipment Services has a net margin of 9.47% compared to Applied Industrial Technologies' net margin of 8.62%. H&E Equipment Services' return on equity of 25.46% beat Applied Industrial Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Applied Industrial Technologies8.62% 22.37% 13.03% H&E Equipment Services 9.47%25.46%5.16% Which has more risk and volatility, AIT or HEES? Applied Industrial Technologies has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, H&E Equipment Services has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its stock price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, AIT or HEES? Applied Industrial Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than H&E Equipment Services. Applied Industrial Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than H&E Equipment Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioApplied Industrial Technologies$4.48B1.95$385.76M$9.8723.00H&E Equipment Services$1.52B2.22$169.29M$3.3727.20 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AIT or HEES? H&E Equipment Services received 2 more outperform votes than Applied Industrial Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.42% of users gave Applied Industrial Technologies an outperform vote while only 56.57% of users gave H&E Equipment Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformApplied Industrial TechnologiesOutperform Votes26559.42% Underperform Votes18140.58% H&E Equipment ServicesOutperform Votes26756.57% Underperform Votes20543.43% Is AIT or HEES a better dividend stock? Applied Industrial Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. H&E Equipment Services pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Applied Industrial Technologies pays out 18.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. H&E Equipment Services pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Applied Industrial Technologies has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Do analysts rate AIT or HEES? Applied Industrial Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $284.29, suggesting a potential upside of 25.22%. H&E Equipment Services has a consensus price target of $71.33, suggesting a potential downside of 22.18%. Given Applied Industrial Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Applied Industrial Technologies is more favorable than H&E Equipment Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Applied Industrial Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88H&E Equipment Services 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Does the media refer more to AIT or HEES? In the previous week, Applied Industrial Technologies had 13 more articles in the media than H&E Equipment Services. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Applied Industrial Technologies and 6 mentions for H&E Equipment Services. Applied Industrial Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat H&E Equipment Services' score of 1.04 indicating that Applied Industrial Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Applied Industrial Technologies 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive H&E Equipment Services 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AIT or HEES? 93.5% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.1% of H&E Equipment Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Applied Industrial Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of H&E Equipment Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryApplied Industrial Technologies beats H&E Equipment Services on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get H&E Equipment Services News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HEES and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HEES vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricH&E Equipment Servicesequipment rental & leasing IndustryIndustrials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.36B$4.28B$6.57B$7.58BDividend Yield1.21%1.49%3.60%4.33%P/E Ratio23.2667.5621.2217.79Price / Sales2.222.2372.7494.27Price / Cash6.4113.0526.9734.64Price / Book6.2513.953.533.99Net Income$169.29M$213.60M$799.00M$247.24M7 Day Performance-0.53%4.64%3.44%5.84%1 Month Performance-2.50%-6.75%-4.35%-5.78%1 Year Performance47.86%16.12%7.66%-1.99% H&E Equipment Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HEESH&E Equipment Services3.9211 of 5 stars$91.66+0.8%$71.33-22.2%+47.9%$3.36B$1.52B23.262,380Analyst ForecastPositive NewsAITApplied Industrial Technologies4.3578 of 5 stars$208.11-1.3%$284.29+36.6%+18.8%$7.99B$4.48B21.086,100Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBECNBeacon Roofing Supply3.4489 of 5 stars$122.10-0.3%$122.10+0.0%+27.0%$7.54B$9.76B20.878,063High Trading VolumeWCCWESCO International4.4904 of 5 stars$136.88+0.6%$219.43+60.3%-7.1%$6.68B$21.82B10.4720,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownGATXGATX1.6331 of 5 stars$142.24-2.4%$161.00+13.2%+14.6%$5.07B$1.59B18.311,900Positive NewsALAir Lease4.7052 of 5 stars$41.79-0.6%$55.67+33.2%-12.3%$4.67B$2.73B12.55150News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeRUSHARush Enterprises4.7756 of 5 stars$50.00-0.7%$69.00+38.0%+4.0%$3.96B$7.80B13.407,860Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMSMMSC Industrial Direct3.3398 of 5 stars$70.13-1.5%$82.20+17.2%-15.9%$3.92B$3.75B16.746,990News CoverageDXPEDXP Enterprises3.9318 of 5 stars$73.16-0.4%$95.00+29.9%+47.3%$1.15B$1.80B18.862,490Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownWLFCWillis Lease Finance2.8002 of 5 stars$136.43+0.7%N/A+186.1%$901.26M$569.22M9.67240Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeMRCMRC Global4.0242 of 5 stars$9.85+0.5%$16.00+62.5%-15.3%$847.49M$3.01B11.322,800Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AIT Competitors BECN Competitors WCC Competitors GATX Competitors AL Competitors RUSHA Competitors MSM Competitors DXPE Competitors WLFC Competitors MRC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HEES) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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