ERJ vs. HEI.A, ESLT, JOBY, SARO, KRMN, LOAR, ACHR, DCO, EH, and EVEX
Should you be buying Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica include Heico (HEI.A), Elbit Systems (ESLT), Joby Aviation (JOBY), 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.
Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica vs. Its Competitors
Heico (NYSE:HEI.A) and Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica (NYSE:ERJ) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Heico has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica. Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Heico, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Heico has a net margin of 14.96% compared to Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica's net margin of 5.43%. Heico's return on equity of 16.29% beat Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica's return on equity.
59.0% of Heico shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.7% of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica shares are held by institutional investors. 9.8% of Heico shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Heico has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica has a beta of 1.87, indicating that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica had 22 more articles in the media than Heico. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica and 4 mentions for Heico. Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Heico's score of 0.29 indicating that Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Heico pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Heico pays out 5.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica pays out 2.4% 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.
Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica has a consensus target price of $59.40, indicating a potential downside of 1.39%. Given Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica is more favorable than Heico.
Summary
Heico beats Embraer-Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:ERJ) was last updated on 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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