Elbit Systems (ESLT) Competitors

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

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

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Elbit Systems	$7.17B	2.64	$215.13M	$7.88	54.13
HEICO	$4.13B	7.96	$514.11M	$4.28	55.29

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

Elbit Systems has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HEICO has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend ESLT or HEI.A?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Elbit Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
HEICO	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ESLT or HEI.A?

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

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

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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor ESLT or HEI.A?

In the previous week, HEICO had 4 more articles in the media than Elbit Systems. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for HEICO and 4 mentions for Elbit Systems. Elbit Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat HEICO's score of 0.30 indicating that Elbit Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Elbit Systems	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HEICO	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is ESLT or HEI.A 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
Elbit Systems	4.00%	11.34%	3.31%
HEICO	13.33%	14.63%	6.92%

Is ESLT or HEI.A a better dividend stock?

Elbit Systems pays an annual dividend of $1.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. HEICO pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Elbit Systems pays out 25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HEICO pays out 5.1% 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.

Summary

HEICO beats Elbit Systems on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.