Textron (TXT) Competitors

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

Is HEI or TXT 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
HEICO	13.33%	14.63%	6.92%
Textron	6.01%	14.92%	6.30%

Which has more volatility & risk, HEI or TXT?

HEICO has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Textron has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

27.1% of HEICO shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.0% of Textron shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.6% of HEICO shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Textron shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HEI or TXT a better dividend stock?

HEICO pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Textron pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. HEICO pays out 5.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Textron pays out 1.8% 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 media refer more to HEI or TXT?

In the previous week, HEICO had 7 more articles in the media than Textron. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for HEICO and 11 mentions for Textron. Textron's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat HEICO's score of 0.71 indicating that Textron is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HEICO	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Textron	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer HEI or TXT?

HEICO currently has a consensus target price of $279.45, indicating a potential downside of 8.03%. Textron has a consensus target price of $87.70, indicating a potential upside of 13.77%. Given Textron's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Textron is more favorable than HEICO.

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, HEI or TXT?

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
HEICO	$4.13B	10.22	$514.11M	$4.28	71.00
Textron	$13.87B	1.00	$824M	$4.41	17.48

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HEI or TXT?

Textron received 107 more outperform votes than HEICO when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.54% of users gave Textron an outperform vote while only 66.71% of users gave HEICO an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
HEICO	Outperform Votes 509 66.71%	Underperform Votes 254 33.29%
Textron	Outperform Votes 616 67.54%	Underperform Votes 296 32.46%

Summary

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