Curtiss-Wright (CW) Competitors

HEICO (NYSE:HEI) and Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

Is HEI or CW more profitable?

HEICO has a net margin of 13.33% compared to Curtiss-Wright's net margin of 12.98%. Curtiss-Wright's return on equity of 17.11% beat HEICO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HEICO	13.33%	14.63%	6.92%
Curtiss-Wright	12.98%	17.11%	8.70%

Which has more risk and volatility, HEI or CW?

HEICO has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend HEI or CW?

HEICO currently has a consensus target price of $271.40, suggesting a potential upside of 0.44%. Curtiss-Wright has a consensus target price of $386.86, suggesting a potential upside of 18.78%. Given Curtiss-Wright's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Curtiss-Wright is more favorable than HEICO.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HEICO	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Curtiss-Wright	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Is HEI or CW a better dividend stock?

HEICO pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Curtiss-Wright pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. HEICO pays out 5.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Curtiss-Wright pays out 8.0% 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. HEICO has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HEI or CW?

Curtiss-Wright received 80 more outperform votes than HEICO when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.06% of users gave HEICO an outperform vote while only 66.18% of users gave Curtiss-Wright an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HEICO	Outperform Votes 507 67.06%	Underperform Votes 249 32.94%
Curtiss-Wright	Outperform Votes 587 66.18%	Underperform Votes 300 33.82%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HEI or CW?

27.1% of HEICO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Curtiss-Wright shares are held by institutional investors. 9.6% of HEICO shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Curtiss-Wright shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HEI or CW?

HEICO has higher revenue and earnings than Curtiss-Wright. Curtiss-Wright is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HEICO, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HEICO	$3.99B	9.41	$514.11M	$4.04	66.89
Curtiss-Wright	$3.12B	3.93	$404.98M	$10.55	30.87

Does the media refer more to HEI or CW?

In the previous week, Curtiss-Wright had 15 more articles in the media than HEICO. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Curtiss-Wright and 5 mentions for HEICO. HEICO's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Curtiss-Wright's score of 1.17 indicating that HEICO is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HEICO	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Curtiss-Wright	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

HEICO beats Curtiss-Wright on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.