HEICO (HEI.A) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, HEI or HEI.A?

HEICO has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HEICO has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HEI or HEI.A?

27.1% of HEICO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of HEICO shares are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of HEICO shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of HEICO shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, HEI or HEI.A?

HEICO 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	$2.97B	13.01	$403.60M	$3.41	81.73
HEICO	$2.97B	10.02	$403.60M	$3.41	62.96

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HEI or HEI.A?

HEICO received 293 more outperform votes than HEICO when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.20% of users gave HEICO an outperform vote while only 67.02% of users gave HEICO an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HEICO	Outperform Votes 504 67.02%	Underperform Votes 248 32.98%
HEICO	Outperform Votes 211 67.20%	Underperform Votes 103 32.80%

Do analysts prefer HEI or HEI.A?

HEICO currently has a consensus price target of $270.70, suggesting a potential downside of 2.87%. Given HEICO's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe HEICO is more favorable than HEICO.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HEICO	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
HEICO	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media refer more to HEI or HEI.A?

In the previous week, HEICO had 10 more articles in the media than HEICO. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for HEICO and 2 mentions for HEICO. HEICO's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat HEICO's score of 0.00 indicating that HEICO is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HEICO	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HEICO	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is HEI or HEI.A more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HEICO	12.64%	14.51%	6.70%
HEICO	12.64%	14.51%	6.70%

Is HEI or HEI.A a better dividend stock?

HEICO pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. HEICO pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. HEICO pays out 6.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HEICO pays out 6.5% 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 raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years.

Summary

HEICO beats HEICO on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.