Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of Heico Q1 Earnings

Heico Corporation (NYSE:HEI) – Research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Heico in a report issued on Thursday, January 8th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $1.25 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.27. The consensus estimate for Heico’s current full-year earnings is $4.20 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Heico’s Q1 2027 earnings at $1.39 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $1.62 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on HEI. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $371.00 price objective (up from $359.00) on shares of Heico in a report on Monday, December 22nd. BNP Paribas set a $330.00 target price on shares of Heico in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Heico in a report on Monday, December 29th. Citigroup started coverage on shares of Heico in a report on Thursday, December 11th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $367.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on shares of Heico in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $330.00 target price for the company. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Heico has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $357.07.

Heico Stock Performance

Shares of Heico stock opened at $356.69 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $49.71 billion, a PE ratio of 72.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.90 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a quick ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 2.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. Heico has a 52 week low of $216.68 and a 52 week high of $361.69. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $321.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $319.00.

Heico (NYSE:HEI) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 18th. The aerospace company reported $1.33 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.22 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $1.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.17 billion. Heico had a return on equity of 16.80% and a net margin of 15.39%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 19.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.99 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Heico

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of HEI. Westside Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Heico by 100.0% during the 3rd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 86 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Greykasell Wealth Strategies Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Heico in the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Heico during the third quarter worth about $31,000. Ridgewood Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of Heico by 36.5% during the second quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 131 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the period. Finally, Andra AP fonden purchased a new stake in shares of Heico during the second quarter worth approximately $66,000. 27.12% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Heico news, Director Mark H. Hildebrandt purchased 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 21st. The stock was acquired at an average price of $248.76 per share, for a total transaction of $99,504.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 1,181 shares in the company, valued at approximately $293,785.56. The trade was a 51.22% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 9.55% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Heico Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, January 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 5th will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, January 5th. This represents a yield of 7.0%. Heico’s dividend payout ratio is 4.89%.

About Heico

HEICO Corporation is an aerospace, defense and electronics company that designs, manufactures, and sells a range of products and provides repair and aftermarket services. Headquartered in Hollywood, Florida, HEICO supplies replacement components, repair services and engineered systems for commercial and business aviation, military and space markets as well as for selected industrial and medical customers. The company’s offerings are focused on sustaining and improving the reliability and availability of complex equipment across its end markets.

HEICO operates through two principal business areas.