Zacks Research Issues Negative Forecast for HEICO Earnings

HEICO Co. (NYSE:HEI) – Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of HEICO in a note issued to investors on Thursday, May 8th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the aerospace company will earn $1.01 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.02. The consensus estimate for HEICO’s current full-year earnings is $4.20 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for HEICO’s FY2025 earnings at $4.36 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.33 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.87 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.40 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.40 EPS.

HEI has been the subject of a number of other reports. William Blair reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of HEICO in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on HEICO in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $244.00 price target for the company. Truist Financial cut their price objective on shares of HEICO from $294.00 to $277.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, KeyCorp started coverage on shares of HEICO in a report on Thursday, January 16th. They set a “sector weight” rating on the stock. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $267.36.

HEICO Trading Down 1.5 %

NYSE:HEI opened at $264.13 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 3.11 and a quick ratio of 1.34. HEICO has a one year low of $208.44 and a one year high of $283.60. The company has a market cap of $36.70 billion, a PE ratio of 72.17, a PEG ratio of 3.10 and a beta of 1.05. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $255.91 and a 200-day moving average of $249.94.

HEICO (NYSE:HEI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The aerospace company reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.27. HEICO had a net margin of 13.33% and a return on equity of 14.63%. The business had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $983.10 million.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On HEICO

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HEI. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in HEICO by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 973 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $231,000 after buying an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC grew its position in shares of HEICO by 92.0% in the first quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 96 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of HEICO by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,687 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $639,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the period. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in HEICO by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,043 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $248,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. Finally, Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC grew its holdings in HEICO by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC now owns 4,251 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,011,000 after buying an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 27.12% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at HEICO

In other news, Director Julie Neitzel sold 700 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $246.23, for a total transaction of $172,361.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 418 shares in the company, valued at approximately $102,924.14. This represents a 62.61 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Alan Schriesheim sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $239.57, for a total value of $11,978,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 157,197 shares in the company, valued at $37,659,685.29. This represents a 24.13 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 9.55% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.