Zacks Research Has Pessimistic View of HEICO Q3 Earnings

HEICO Co. (NYSE:HEI) – Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for HEICO in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, January 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings of $1.09 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.11. The consensus estimate for HEICO’s current full-year earnings is $3.64 per share.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on HEI. Truist Financial increased their price objective on HEICO from $264.00 to $282.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price target on HEICO from $271.00 to $266.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. UBS Group began coverage on shares of HEICO in a report on Tuesday, October 15th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $277.00 price objective on the stock. Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of HEICO from $250.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of HEICO from $245.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $270.20.

HEICO Stock Down 0.7 %

HEICO stock opened at $225.73 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $255.45 and a 200-day moving average price of $248.69. The company has a quick ratio of 1.47, a current ratio of 3.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63. HEICO has a twelve month low of $169.78 and a twelve month high of $283.60. The company has a market capitalization of $31.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 66.20, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.28.

HEICO (NYSE:HEI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 17th. The aerospace company reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.02. HEICO had a net margin of 12.64% and a return on equity of 14.51%. The company had revenue of $1.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.03 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.74 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.2% on a year-over-year basis.

HEICO Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, January 3rd will be paid a $0.11 dividend. This represents a yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 3rd. HEICO’s dividend payout ratio is presently 6.01%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Victor H. Mendelson bought 726 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 18th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $262.94 per share, for a total transaction of $190,894.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 1,234,950 shares in the company, valued at $324,717,753. This trade represents a 0.06 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Laurans A. Mendelson purchased 725 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 18th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $262.94 per share, for a total transaction of $190,631.50. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now directly owns 929,984 shares in the company, valued at approximately $244,529,992.96. The trade was a 0.08 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders bought 2,175 shares of company stock worth $571,895 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 8.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On HEICO

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Andra AP fonden bought a new stake in shares of HEICO in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $45,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in HEICO during the third quarter valued at about $81,000. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new position in shares of HEICO during the third quarter valued at about $128,000. Global Trust Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of HEICO in the 3rd quarter valued at about $144,000. Finally, Arcadia Investment Management Corp MI purchased a new stake in HEICO during the 3rd quarter valued at about $157,000. Institutional investors own 27.12% of the company’s stock.

HEICO Company Profile

HEICO Corporation, through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells aerospace, defense, and electronic related products and services in the United States and internationally. Its Flight Support Group segment provides jet engine and aircraft component replacement parts; thermal insulation blankets and parts; renewable/reusable insulation systems; and specialty components.