Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Outlook for HEICO Earnings

HEICO Co. (NYSE:HEI) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for HEICO in a research note issued on Tuesday, January 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $1.03 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.02. The consensus estimate for HEICO’s current full-year earnings is $3.64 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for HEICO’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.13 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.16 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.11 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.73 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.24 EPS.

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

HEICO Stock Performance

NYSE HEI opened at $225.73 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63, a current ratio of 3.30 and a quick ratio of 1.47. The company’s fifty day moving average is $255.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $248.69. HEICO has a 52-week low of $169.78 and a 52-week high of $283.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 66.20, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.28.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HEI. Two Sigma Advisers LP lifted its holdings in HEICO by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 362,878 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $94,885,000 after purchasing an additional 13,100 shares during the last quarter. Driehaus Capital Management LLC raised its stake in HEICO by 66.0% in the 2nd quarter. Driehaus Capital Management LLC now owns 193,895 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $43,357,000 after purchasing an additional 77,067 shares in the last quarter. AdvisorShares Investments LLC grew its position in shares of HEICO by 7.4% during the 2nd quarter. AdvisorShares Investments LLC now owns 32,593 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $7,190,000 after purchasing an additional 2,244 shares in the last quarter. Bright Rock Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of HEICO in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,830,000. Finally, Seven Eight Capital LP bought a new position in HEICO during the 2nd quarter worth $423,000. 27.12% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other HEICO news, CEO Laurans A. Mendelson purchased 725 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, October 18th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $262.94 per share, for a total transaction of $190,631.50. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer now owns 929,984 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $244,529,992.96. This represents a 0.08 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Alan Schriesheim purchased 724 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 18th. The stock was bought at an average price of $262.94 per share, with a total value of $190,368.56. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now owns 174,878 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $45,982,421.32. This represents a 0.42 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have bought 2,175 shares of company stock worth $571,895. Company insiders own 8.10% of the company’s stock.

HEICO Announces Dividend

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 is Friday, January 3rd. HEICO’s payout ratio is presently 6.01%.

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.