Elbit Systems (ESLT) Competitors

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

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

HEICO has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Elbit Systems has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HEI.A or ESLT?

Elbit Systems received 111 more outperform votes than HEICO when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.20% of users gave HEICO an outperform vote while only 65.98% of users gave Elbit Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HEICO	Outperform Votes 211 67.20%	Underperform Votes 103 32.80%
Elbit Systems	Outperform Votes 322 65.98%	Underperform Votes 166 34.02%

Do analysts prefer HEI.A or ESLT?

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
Elbit Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is HEI.A or ESLT more profitable?

HEICO has a net margin of 13.33% compared to Elbit Systems' net margin of 4.00%. HEICO's return on equity of 14.63% beat Elbit Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HEICO	13.33%	14.63%	6.92%
Elbit Systems	4.00%	11.34%	3.31%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, HEI.A or ESLT?

HEICO has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Elbit Systems. HEICO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Elbit Systems, 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	7.39	$514.11M	$4.04	52.57
Elbit Systems	$6.83B	2.58	$215.13M	$7.18	55.14

Is HEI.A or ESLT a better dividend stock?

HEICO pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Elbit Systems pays an annual dividend of $1.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. HEICO pays out 5.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Elbit Systems pays out 27.7% 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.

Does the media favor HEI.A or ESLT?

In the previous week, Elbit Systems had 18 more articles in the media than HEICO. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Elbit Systems and 3 mentions for HEICO. Elbit Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat HEICO's score of 0.00 indicating that Elbit Systems 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Elbit Systems	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HEI.A or ESLT?

59.0% of HEICO shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.9% of Elbit Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 9.8% of HEICO shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Elbit Systems shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

HEICO beats Elbit Systems on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.