HEICO (HEI.A) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and 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	$3.86B	8.58	$403.60M	$3.66	65.28
HEICO	$2.97B	8.74	$403.60M	$3.41	54.86

Does the media favor HEI or HEI.A?

In the previous week, HEICO had 20 more articles in the media than HEICO. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for HEICO and 9 mentions for HEICO. HEICO's average media sentiment score of 0.47 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
HEICO	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in HEI or HEI.A?

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

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 6.0% 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 increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years.

Do analysts recommend HEI or HEI.A?

HEICO presently has a consensus target price of $270.20, indicating a potential upside of 13.08%. Given HEICO's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research 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)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.70
HEICO	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HEI or HEI.A?

HEICO received 294 more outperform votes than HEICO when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.20% of users gave HEICO an outperform vote while only 67.07% of users gave HEICO an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HEICO	Outperform Votes 505 67.07%	Underperform Votes 248 32.93%
HEICO	Outperform Votes 211 67.20%	Underperform Votes 103 32.80%

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%

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

HEICO has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HEICO has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

HEICO beats HEICO on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.