Textron (TXT) Competitors

Textron (NYSE:TXT) and HEICO (NYSE:HEI) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and community ranking.

Which has more risk & volatility, TXT or HEI?

Textron has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HEICO has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TXT or HEI?

86.0% of Textron shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.1% of HEICO shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Textron 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TXT or HEI?

Textron has higher revenue and earnings than HEICO. Textron 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
Textron	$13.87B	0.99	$824M	$4.41	17.26
HEICO	$3.99B	9.64	$514.11M	$4.04	68.58

Is TXT or HEI more profitable?

HEICO has a net margin of 13.33% compared to Textron's net margin of 6.01%. Textron's return on equity of 14.92% beat HEICO's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Textron	6.01%	14.92%	6.30%
HEICO	13.33%	14.63%	6.92%

Is TXT or HEI a better dividend stock?

Textron pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. HEICO pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Textron pays out 1.8% 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. Textron is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TXT or HEI?

Textron received 108 more outperform votes than HEICO when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.54% of users gave Textron an outperform vote while only 67.02% of users gave HEICO an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Textron	Outperform Votes 616 67.54%	Underperform Votes 296 32.46%
HEICO	Outperform Votes 508 67.02%	Underperform Votes 250 32.98%

Do analysts prefer TXT or HEI?

Textron presently has a consensus target price of $87.70, indicating a potential upside of 15.24%. HEICO has a consensus target price of $267.36, indicating a potential downside of 3.50%. Given Textron's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Textron is more favorable than HEICO.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Textron	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
HEICO	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62

Does the media refer more to TXT or HEI?

In the previous week, Textron had 10 more articles in the media than HEICO. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Textron and 14 mentions for HEICO. HEICO's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Textron's score of 1.09 indicating that HEICO is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Textron	15 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
HEICO	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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