Curtiss-Wright (CW) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HEI or CW?

HEICO has higher revenue and earnings than Curtiss-Wright. Curtiss-Wright 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	$3.99B	9.30	$514.11M	$4.04	66.13
Curtiss-Wright	$3.21B	4.87	$404.98M	$11.24	36.96

Does the media favor HEI or CW?

In the previous week, Curtiss-Wright had 10 more articles in the media than HEICO. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Curtiss-Wright and 15 mentions for HEICO. Curtiss-Wright's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat HEICO's score of 1.24 indicating that Curtiss-Wright is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HEICO	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Curtiss-Wright	22 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate HEI or CW?

HEICO presently has a consensus target price of $267.36, indicating a potential upside of 0.07%. Curtiss-Wright has a consensus target price of $404.29, indicating a potential downside of 2.69%. Given HEICO's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe HEICO is more favorable than Curtiss-Wright.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HEICO	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62
Curtiss-Wright	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has more volatility and risk, HEI or CW?

HEICO has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HEI or CW?

27.1% of HEICO shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Curtiss-Wright shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.6% of HEICO shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Curtiss-Wright shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HEI or CW?

Curtiss-Wright received 82 more outperform votes than HEICO when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.02% of users gave HEICO an outperform vote while only 66.14% of users gave Curtiss-Wright an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HEICO	Outperform Votes 508 67.02%	Underperform Votes 250 32.98%
Curtiss-Wright	Outperform Votes 590 66.14%	Underperform Votes 302 33.86%

Is HEI or CW a better dividend stock?

HEICO pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Curtiss-Wright pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. HEICO pays out 5.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Curtiss-Wright pays out 8.5% 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 and Curtiss-Wright has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

Is HEI or CW more profitable?

HEICO has a net margin of 13.33% compared to Curtiss-Wright's net margin of 12.98%. Curtiss-Wright's return on equity of 17.11% beat HEICO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HEICO	13.33%	14.63%	6.92%
Curtiss-Wright	12.98%	17.11%	8.70%

Summary

HEICO beats Curtiss-Wright on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.