HEICOHEI
Market Cap: 32.4B
About: Heico is an aerospace and defense supplier that focuses on creating niche replacement parts for commercial aircraft and components for defense products. In commercial aerospace, Heico is the largest independent producer of replacement aircraft parts, primarily for engines. In the defense market, the company produces niche subcomponents used in targeting technology as well as simulation equipment, among other things. It operates as two segments: the flight support group,or FSG, and the electronic technologies group, or ETG, both of which supply the aerospace and defense sectors to different degrees. The company is highly acquisitive, focusing on companies in similar or adjacent markets that are generating strong cash flow with the potential for growth.
Employees: 9,600
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q1 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
196% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $36M | Put options by funds: $12.1M
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 [Q4 2023] → 6 (+2) [Q1 2024]
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 61 | Existing positions closed: 46
8% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $6.74B [Q4 2023] → $7.28B (+$537M) [Q1 2024]
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 487 [Q4 2023] → 502 (+15) [Q1 2024]
0.73% more ownership
Funds ownership: 68.93% [Q4 2023] → 69.66% (+0.73%) [Q1 2024]
1% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 169 | Existing positions reduced: 170
Research analyst outlook
12 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price forecasts over the past 6 months
12 analyst ratings
Truist Securities Michael Ciarmoli | 6%upside $248 | Buy Maintained | 17 Jul 2024 |
B of A Securities Ronald Epstein | 7%upside $250 | Buy Maintained | 24 Jun 2024 |
Benchmark Josh Sullivan | 5%upside $245 | Buy Maintained | 14 Jun 2024 |
Morgan Stanley Kristine Liwag | 4%downside $225 | Equal-Weight Upgraded | 4 Jun 2024 |
RBC Capital Ken Herbert | 7%upside $250 | Outperform Maintained | 30 May 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 9 articles about HEI published over the past 30 days