StandardAero (SARO) Competitors

StandardAero (NYSE:SARO) and Heico (NYSE:HEI.A) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SARO or HEI.A?

Heico has lower revenue, but higher earnings than StandardAero.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
StandardAero	$5.24B	1.73	$10.97M	N/A	N/A
Heico	$3.86B	8.76	$514.11M	$4.28	56.79

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

In the previous week, StandardAero had 15 more articles in the media than Heico. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for StandardAero and 1 mentions for Heico. StandardAero's average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat Heico's score of -1.38 indicating that StandardAero is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
StandardAero	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Heico	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Is SARO or HEI.A more profitable?

Heico has a net margin of 14.54% compared to StandardAero's net margin of 2.37%. Heico's return on equity of 15.88% beat StandardAero's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
StandardAero	2.37%	9.45%	3.01%
Heico	14.54%	15.88%	7.76%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SARO or HEI.A?

59.0% of Heico shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of StandardAero 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend SARO or HEI.A?

StandardAero presently has a consensus price target of $34.67, indicating a potential upside of 27.78%. Given StandardAero's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe StandardAero is more favorable than Heico.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
StandardAero	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Heico	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

StandardAero beats Heico on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.