Heico (HEI) Competitors

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

Is CW or HEI more profitable?

Heico has a net margin of 14.54% compared to Curtiss-Wright's net margin of 13.38%. Curtiss-Wright's return on equity of 18.02% beat Heico's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Curtiss-Wright	13.38%	18.02%	9.17%
Heico	14.54%	15.88%	7.76%

Does the media favor CW or HEI?

In the previous week, Curtiss-Wright had 11 more articles in the media than Heico. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Curtiss-Wright and 11 mentions for Heico. Heico's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Curtiss-Wright's score of 1.14 indicating that Heico is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Curtiss-Wright	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Heico	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CW or HEI?

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

Do analysts prefer CW or HEI?

Curtiss-Wright presently has a consensus price target of $467.14, suggesting a potential downside of 5.39%. Heico has a consensus price target of $301.45, suggesting a potential downside of 7.37%. Given Curtiss-Wright's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Curtiss-Wright is more favorable than Heico.

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

Which has more risk & volatility, CW or HEI?

Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Heico has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CW or HEI a better dividend stock?

Curtiss-Wright pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Heico pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Curtiss-Wright pays out 8.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Heico pays out 5.6% 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. Curtiss-Wright has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Heico has increased its dividend for 17 consecutive years.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CW or HEI?

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
Curtiss-Wright	$3.12B	5.96	$404.98M	$11.24	43.93
Heico	$3.86B	11.73	$514.11M	$4.28	76.04

Summary

Heico beats Curtiss-Wright on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.