HEICO (HEI) Competitors $267.39 +0.31 (+0.12%) As of 12:43 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HEI vs. BA, HON, LMT, TDG, GD, NOC, TDY, CW, TXT, and HIIShould you be buying HEICO stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HEICO include Boeing (BA), Honeywell International (HON), Lockheed Martin (LMT), TransDigm Group (TDG), General Dynamics (GD), Northrop Grumman (NOC), Teledyne Technologies (TDY), Curtiss-Wright (CW), Textron (TXT), and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry. HEICO vs. Boeing Honeywell International Lockheed Martin TransDigm Group General Dynamics Northrop Grumman Teledyne Technologies Curtiss-Wright Textron Huntington Ingalls Industries Boeing (NYSE:BA) and HEICO (NYSE:HEI) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BA or HEI? Boeing received 1550 more outperform votes than HEICO when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.90% of users gave Boeing an outperform vote while only 67.02% of users gave HEICO an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBoeingOutperform Votes205869.90% Underperform Votes88630.10% HEICOOutperform Votes50867.02% Underperform Votes25032.98% Which has higher earnings & valuation, BA or HEI? HEICO has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Boeing. Boeing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HEICO, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBoeing$69.44B2.21-$11.82B-$17.92-11.35HEICO$3.99B9.30$514.11M$4.0466.13 Which has more risk & volatility, BA or HEI? Boeing has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HEICO has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer BA or HEI? Boeing presently has a consensus price target of $204.35, suggesting a potential upside of 0.47%. HEICO has a consensus price target of $267.36, suggesting a potential upside of 0.07%. Given Boeing's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Boeing is more favorable than HEICO.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Boeing 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75HEICO 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.62 Is BA or HEI more profitable? HEICO has a net margin of 13.33% compared to Boeing's net margin of -17.76%. HEICO's return on equity of 14.63% beat Boeing's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Boeing-17.76% N/A -9.19% HEICO 13.33%14.63%6.92% Is BA or HEI a better dividend stock? Boeing pays an annual dividend of $8.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. HEICO pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Boeing pays out -45.9% 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. HEICO has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years. Boeing is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media refer more to BA or HEI? In the previous week, Boeing had 121 more articles in the media than HEICO. MarketBeat recorded 136 mentions for Boeing and 15 mentions for HEICO. HEICO's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Boeing's score of 0.71 indicating that HEICO is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Boeing 59 Very Positive mention(s) 26 Positive mention(s) 20 Neutral mention(s) 8 Negative mention(s) 12 Very Negative mention(s) Positive HEICO 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BA or HEI? 64.8% of Boeing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.1% of HEICO shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Boeing shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.6% of HEICO shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryBoeing beats HEICO on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get HEICO News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HEI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HEI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHEICOAircraft engines & engine parts IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$37.18B$56.58B$21.48B$19.19BDividend Yield0.08%1.02%1.18%3.83%P/E Ratio73.1138.9848.4734.25Price / Sales9.313.785.7634.59Price / Cash45.4128.4729.9017.51Price / Book10.045.365.914.66Net Income$514.11M$1.92B$326.81M$1.02B7 Day Performance-4.11%-4.52%-1.64%-2.97%1 Month Performance10.23%11.83%16.88%5.65%1 Year Performance23.86%32.08%32.16%5.31% HEICO Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HEIHEICO2.532 of 5 stars$267.39+0.1%$267.360.0%+23.8%$37.14B$3.99B73.046,500Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsBABoeing3.2673 of 5 stars$205.21-0.3%$204.35-0.4%+9.2%$154.73B$69.44B-11.20156,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastHONHoneywell International4.7159 of 5 stars$224.94+0.9%$245.23+9.0%+10.3%$144.57B$39.22B25.8397,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionLMTLockheed Martin4.8333 of 5 stars$472.51+0.9%$541.80+14.7%+0.2%$110.71B$71.81B21.23116,000TDGTransDigm Group3.027 of 5 stars$1,438.79+1.1%$1,490.20+3.6%+6.1%$80.81B$8.39B50.7514,400Positive NewsInsider TradeGDGeneral Dynamics4.6513 of 5 stars$281.17+0.2%$293.00+4.2%-7.1%$75.46B$49.21B20.61106,500Analyst RevisionNOCNorthrop Grumman4.4829 of 5 stars$470.46-0.6%$545.31+15.9%-0.4%$67.71B$40.37B16.6095,000Positive NewsDividend IncreaseTDYTeledyne Technologies3.596 of 5 stars$496.62-0.5%$542.50+9.2%+19.2%$23.27B$5.77B28.8214,700Positive NewsCWCurtiss-Wright3.4933 of 5 stars$418.01+1.9%$377.43-9.7%+48.2%$15.74B$3.21B39.628,100Analyst ForecastTXTTextron3.7681 of 5 stars$76.42-0.3%$87.70+14.8%-17.5%$13.80B$13.87B17.7334,000Positive NewsHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.0026 of 5 stars$229.18-0.4%$244.56+6.7%-11.8%$8.99B$11.46B16.4243,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Boeing Alternatives Honeywell International Alternatives Lockheed Martin Alternatives TransDigm Group Alternatives General Dynamics Alternatives Northrop Grumman Alternatives Teledyne Technologies Alternatives Curtiss-Wright Alternatives Textron Alternatives Huntington Ingalls Industries Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HEI) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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