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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

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 companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Heico has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Elbit Systems has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Heico pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Elbit Systems pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Heico pays out 5.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Elbit Systems pays out 22.7% 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 increased 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.

Elbit Systems has a consensus price target of $540.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.21%. Given Elbit Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Elbit Systems 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
Elbit Systems
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Elbit Systems had 7 more articles in the media than Heico. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Elbit Systems and 3 mentions for Heico. Elbit Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Heico's score of 0.34 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)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Elbit Systems
6 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Heico$3.86B9.10$514.11M$4.5755.19
Elbit Systems$6.83B3.25$321.14M$8.8156.64

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Heico14.96% 16.29% 8.00%
Elbit Systems 5.35%14.29%4.30%

59.0% of Heico shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.9% of Elbit Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.8% of Heico shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Elbit Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Elbit Systems beats Heico on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ESLT vs. The Competition

MetricElbit SystemsAEROSP/DEF EQ IndustryAerospace SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$22.18B$18.80B$29.31B$10.51B
Dividend Yield0.40%0.74%0.93%4.57%
P/E Ratio56.64151.0787.7026.62
Price / Sales3.257.967.44112.55
Price / Cash40.3044.2234.4261.85
Price / Book6.768.0310.076.45
Net Income$321.14M$288.29M$379.68M$271.57M
7 Day Performance3.98%3.85%4.90%2.61%
1 Month Performance10.69%7.28%5.93%7.28%
1 Year Performance156.97%79.56%54.54%29.60%

Elbit Systems Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ESLT
Elbit Systems
3.3442 of 5 stars
$499.03
+0.0%
$540.00
+8.2%
+160.1%$22.18B$6.83B56.6419,712Positive News
HEI.A
Heico
N/A$255.58
+1.9%
N/A+20.8%$34.93B$3.86B55.936,500Positive News
JOBY
Joby Aviation
0.9785 of 5 stars
$14.13
+0.9%
$10.50
-25.7%
+226.1%$11.98B$140K-13.202,029High Trading Volume
ERJ
Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica
2.8955 of 5 stars
$56.95
-0.6%
$59.40
+4.3%
+70.0%$10.53B$6.39B27.7823,898Trending News
SARO
StandardAero
3.9279 of 5 stars
$26.98
-0.7%
$34.40
+27.5%
N/A$9.08B$5.24B65.817,700Insider Trade
KRMN
Karman
2.0208 of 5 stars
$63.77
-0.9%
$60.60
-5.0%
N/A$8.51B$345.25M0.001,113Positive News
LOAR
Loar
3.0156 of 5 stars
$77.65
+1.5%
$97.00
+24.9%
+4.1%$7.16B$402.82M168.811,500Positive News
ACHR
Archer Aviation
3.1176 of 5 stars
$9.14
+4.5%
$13.43
+46.9%
+229.7%$5.64BN/A-6.771,148
DCO
Ducommun
3.4815 of 5 stars
$91.99
-1.1%
$97.50
+6.0%
+43.7%$1.39B$786.55M34.982,180Positive News
EH
EHang
2.66 of 5 stars
$16.94
+2.5%
$26.08
+54.0%
+47.7%$1.19B$62.49M-33.88330
EVEX
EVE
2.1638 of 5 stars
$3.82
-2.1%
$6.58
+72.3%
+36.1%$1.17BN/A-6.063Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:ESLT) was last updated on 9/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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