Embraer (ERJ) Competitors

Embraer (NYSE:ERJ) and HEICO (NYSE:HEI.A) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Does the media refer more to ERJ or HEI.A?

In the previous week, Embraer had 10 more articles in the media than HEICO. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Embraer and 2 mentions for HEICO. Embraer's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat HEICO's score of 0.00 indicating that Embraer is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Embraer	7 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HEICO	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is ERJ or HEI.A a better dividend stock?

Embraer pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. HEICO pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Embraer pays out 1.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HEICO pays out 5.4% 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.

Which has better valuation & earnings, ERJ or HEI.A?

HEICO has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Embraer. Embraer 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
Embraer	$6.60B	1.35	$164M	$2.16	22.55
HEICO	$3.99B	7.63	$514.11M	$4.04	54.22

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ERJ or HEI.A?

Embraer received 226 more outperform votes than HEICO when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.20% of users gave HEICO an outperform vote while only 62.88% of users gave Embraer an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Embraer	Outperform Votes 437 62.88%	Underperform Votes 258 37.12%
HEICO	Outperform Votes 211 67.20%	Underperform Votes 103 32.80%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ERJ or HEI.A?

34.7% of Embraer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of HEICO shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Embraer 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ERJ or HEI.A more profitable?

HEICO has a net margin of 13.33% compared to Embraer's net margin of 8.24%. HEICO's return on equity of 14.63% beat Embraer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Embraer	8.24%	11.61%	3.32%
HEICO	13.33%	14.63%	6.92%

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

Embraer has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HEICO has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend ERJ or HEI.A?

Embraer currently has a consensus target price of $48.75, suggesting a potential upside of 0.10%. Given Embraer's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Embraer is more favorable than HEICO.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Embraer	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
HEICO	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

HEICO beats Embraer on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.