HEICO (HEI) Competitors

Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) and HEICO (NYSE:HEI) are both large-cap multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Which has better valuation and earnings, HON or HEI?

Honeywell International has higher revenue and earnings than HEICO. Honeywell International 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
Honeywell International	$37.33B	3.72	$5.66B	$8.63	24.69
HEICO	$3.78B	9.56	$403.60M	$3.18	82.02

Does the media prefer HON or HEI?

In the previous week, Honeywell International had 34 more articles in the media than HEICO. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Honeywell International and 7 mentions for HEICO. HEICO's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Honeywell International's score of 0.67 indicating that HEICO is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Honeywell International	17 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HEICO	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is HON or HEI a better dividend stock?

Honeywell International pays an annual dividend of $4.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. HEICO pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Honeywell International pays out 52.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HEICO pays out 6.9% 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. Honeywell International has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and HEICO has raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years.

Is HON or HEI more profitable?

Honeywell International has a net margin of 15.49% compared to HEICO's net margin of 12.64%. Honeywell International's return on equity of 36.87% beat HEICO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Honeywell International	15.49%	36.87%	9.83%
HEICO	12.64%	14.51%	6.70%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HON or HEI?

Honeywell International received 681 more outperform votes than HEICO when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.08% of users gave Honeywell International an outperform vote while only 67.16% of users gave HEICO an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Honeywell International	Outperform Votes 1184 75.08%	Underperform Votes 393 24.92%
HEICO	Outperform Votes 503 67.16%	Underperform Votes 246 32.84%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in HON or HEI?

75.9% of Honeywell International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.1% of HEICO shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Honeywell International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of HEICO shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, HON or HEI?

Honeywell International has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HEICO has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer HON or HEI?

Honeywell International currently has a consensus target price of $222.13, suggesting a potential upside of 4.25%. HEICO has a consensus target price of $263.56, suggesting a potential upside of 0.69%. Given Honeywell International's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Honeywell International is more favorable than HEICO.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Honeywell International	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
HEICO	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

Honeywell International beats HEICO on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.