ESLT vs. HEI.A, JOBY, ERJ, SARO, KRMN, LOAR, ACHR, DCO, EH, and EVEX
Should you be buying Elbit Systems stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Elbit Systems include Heico (HEI.A), Joby Aviation (JOBY), Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica (ERJ), StandardAero (SARO), Karman (KRMN), Loar (LOAR), Archer Aviation (ACHR), Ducommun (DCO), EHang (EH), and EVE (EVEX). These companies are all part of the "aircraft" industry.
Elbit Systems vs. Its Competitors
Elbit Systems (NASDAQ:ESLT) and Heico (NYSE:HEI.A) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Elbit Systems currently has a consensus price target of $540.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.52%. Given Elbit Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Elbit Systems is more favorable than Heico.
Heico has a net margin of 14.96% compared to Elbit Systems' net margin of 5.35%. Heico's return on equity of 16.29% beat Elbit Systems' return on equity.
17.9% of Elbit Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of Heico shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Elbit Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of Heico shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Elbit Systems pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Heico pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Elbit Systems pays out 22.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Heico pays out 5.3% 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. Elbit Systems has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Elbit Systems is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Heico has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Elbit Systems. Elbit Systems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Heico, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Elbit Systems has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Heico has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Elbit Systems had 7 more articles in the media than Heico. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Elbit Systems and 5 mentions for Heico. Elbit Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Heico's score of 0.46 indicating that Elbit Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Heico beats Elbit Systems on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ESLT) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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