Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for HEICO Earnings

HEICO Co. (NYSE:HEI) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of HEICO in a report released on Tuesday, January 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $1.09 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 issued reports on the stock. Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of HEICO from $250.00 to $285.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, September 19th. UBS Group initiated coverage on HEICO in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $277.00 target price on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on HEICO from $271.00 to $266.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Truist Financial raised their price target on HEICO from $264.00 to $282.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of HEICO from $245.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $270.20.

HEICO Price Performance

HEI stock opened at $226.93 on Friday. HEICO has a 12-month low of $169.78 and a 12-month high of $283.60. The company has a current ratio of 3.30, a quick ratio of 1.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $255.45 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $248.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 66.55, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.28.

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

HEICO Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

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

Institutional Trading of HEICO

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Andra AP fonden purchased a new position in HEICO in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $45,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in HEICO during the 3rd quarter worth $81,000. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new position in HEICO in the 3rd quarter worth $128,000. Global Trust Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in HEICO in the 3rd quarter valued at about $144,000. Finally, Arcadia Investment Management Corp MI purchased a new stake in shares of HEICO during the third quarter worth about $157,000. 27.12% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About HEICO

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.