HEICO (HEI.A) Competitors

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

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

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	6.77	$514.11M	$3.66	51.41
HEICO	$3.86B	8.52	$514.11M	$3.66	64.72

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

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 66.98% of users gave HEICO an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HEICO	Outperform Votes 211 67.20%	Underperform Votes 103 32.80%
HEICO	Outperform Votes 505 66.98%	Underperform Votes 249 33.02%

Does the media prefer HEI.A or HEI?

In the previous week, HEICO had 7 more articles in the media than HEICO. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for HEICO and 5 mentions for HEICO. HEICO's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat HEICO's score of 0.00 indicating that HEICO is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HEICO	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
HEICO	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HEI.A or HEI more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HEICO	13.33%	14.63%	6.92%
HEICO	13.33%	14.63%	6.92%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in HEI.A or HEI?

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

Is HEI.A or HEI 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 6.0% 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 raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years.

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

HEICO has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HEICO has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer HEI.A or HEI?

HEICO has a consensus target price of $270.20, indicating a potential upside of 14.07%. Given HEICO's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
HEICO	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Summary

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