Heico shares continue to draw attention for their long-run performance, with commentary this week highlighting a 130.3% return over five years and a discounted cash flow view suggesting intrinsic worth above the recent $337.59 price. Separate pieces noted the stock crossing above both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, which some frame as a bullish technical signal, while another compared Heico's year-to-date performance against sector peer Lockheed Martin. A Form 4 filing disclosed co-CEO Eric A. Mendelson's exercise of 58,000 options at $44.9638 per share, with 27,640 shares withheld for tax liability.
Heico closed at $337.67, above both its 50-day average of $311.33 and 200-day average of $318.90. The GekkoIndex reads 43.3, placing the stock in the Distribution zone, down from a five-day change of -12.2. Price sits 17.5% above Gekko Fair Value of $287.46.
The next earnings date falls on 17 December 2026, 42 days out, beyond a typical 20-day holding window. Insider activity over the past 90 days shows 8 open-market purchases totaling $1,400,595. Seasonality data across 5 years shows an average 20-day return of 3.9% from this point in the calendar, with gains in 3 of those years. Analyst coverage spans 17 firms, with 9 at buy and 8 at hold, and a consensus target of $390.70, implying 15.7% upside from current levels.
Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Heico scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds
Averages disagree
Close $337.67 sits between the 50-day ($311.33) and 200-day ($318.90) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart43.3, Distribution
Reading 43.3 is in the Distribution zone.
See the GekkoIndex17.5% above
Price is 17.5% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair valueLeans bullish
Last 90 days: 8 open-market insider purchases.
See smart moneyReports in 42 days
Next report Dec 17, 2026, 42 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+3.9% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +3.9% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
See seasonalityA description of current data, not a recommendation. How this page works
Heico closed at $337.67 on Nov 4, 2026, +7.3% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $256.11 to $376.86.
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Heico operates a group of subsidiaries that build and supply parts and services for aircraft, defense equipment and electronic systems. It has built a reputation around supplying stand-in components for jet engines and airframes, among them insulating blankets, reusable heat-shielding systems and other custom-made hardware.
The business runs through two divisions. One arm distributes hydraulic, pneumatic, structural, interconnect and electro-mechanical hardware to buyers in commercial, regional and general aviation, and also handles repair and overhaul work on engine parts, avionics, instruments, composite materials and flight surfaces, plus navigation and instrument work for military aircraft. The other arm produces electronic gear such as infrared and laser testing tools, power and interconnection hardware, shielding against electromagnetic and radio interference, locator beacons, amplifiers, receivers, antenna equipment and radiation detectors. Buyers of these products come mainly from aviation, defense, space, medical, telecommunications and electronics fields.
Heico traces back to 1957 and runs its operations from Hollywood, Florida. Its stock trades on the NYSE under the ticker HEI.
Heico’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 43.3, in the Distribution zone, down 12.2 points over five sessions.
Down 12.2 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.
Reading for Nov 4, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 33 | +0.3% | +1.3% | ||
| Accumulation | 176 | +0.5% | +2.7% | ||
| Neutral | 419 | +0.6% | +1.4% | ||
| Distribution (current zone) | 62 | −0.3% | +1.6% | ||
| Selling | 7 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average HEI share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Distribution readings averaged +1.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Distribution zone: Institutions potentially offloading. About the five zones →
Heico trades 17.5% above Gekko Fair Value of $287.46, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Heico shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$287.46
Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026
17.5% Overvalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 18.2% above the estimate.
Insiders filed 8 open-market purchases in Heico worth $1.40M, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
$1.40Min 8 open-market purchases
| Filed | Insider | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | SCHRIESHEIM ALAN director | Purchase | $175K |
| Oct 13 | Neitzel Julie director | Purchase | $175K |
| Oct 13 | MENDELSON VICTOR H director, officer, other: Co-COB and Co-CEO | Purchase | $175K |
| Oct 13 | Hildebrandt Mark H director | Purchase | $175K |
| Oct 13 | HENRIQUES ADOLFO director | Purchase | $175K |
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in HEI were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Heico has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
1of the funds Gekko tracks holds HEI.
Heico reports on Dec 17, 2026 (42 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.
Dec 17, 2026
42 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | $1.67 est $1.52 | $1.41B est $1.36B | −1.8% |
| May 27, 2026 | $1.66 est $1.33 | $1.38B est $1.25B | +11.7% |
| Feb 25, 2026 | $1.35 est $1.28 | $1.18B est $1.17B | −10.7% |
| Dec 18, 2025 | $1.33 est $1.22 | $1.21B est $1.17B | +6.4% |
| Aug 25, 2025 | $1.26 est $1.14 | $1.15B est $1.12B | +7.3% |
| May 27, 2025 | $1.12 est $1.03 | $1.10B est $1.06B | +9.8% |
| Feb 26, 2025 | $1.20 est $0.95 | $1.03B est $979.2M | +13.7% |
| Dec 17, 2024 | $0.99 est $0.98 | $1.01B est $1.03B | −9.7% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Heico is $390.70, +15.7% from the last close, from 17 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 17 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16 | Morgan Stanley | $345 | +2.2% |
| Oct 9 | TD Cowen | $330 | −2.3% |
| Oct 7 | Citi | $441 | +30.6% |
| Oct 7 | Susquehanna | $365 | +8.1% |
| Sep 30 | Wells Fargo | $335 | −0.8% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, Heico averaged +3.9% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +3.8% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +4.3% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +3.7% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +3.9% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +1.6% | 2 of 5 |
For scale, HEI’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.8%.
Heico’s market cap is $47.04B, with a P/E ratio of 53.6 and revenue of $5.18B over the last twelve months.
Coverage of Heico this week reads neutral: 2 positive, 5 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
Heico’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| GEGE Aerospace | Neutral | 9.8% above |
| RTXRTX | Neutral | 7.7% below |
| BABoeing | Accumulation | 16.1% below |
| LMTLockheed Martin | Neutral | 12.7% below |
| GDGeneral Dynamics | Neutral | 3.3% below |
| HWMHowmet Aerospace | Neutral | 2.4% above |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Heico’s market cap is $47.04B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $337.67, with 55.24M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 53.6.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Heico is $390.70, +15.7% from the last close. Of the 17 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 9 rate it a buy, 8 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Heico is overvalued: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $337.67 is 17.5% above Gekko Fair Value of $287.46. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Heico is expected to report on Dec 17, 2026 (42 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.62 per share on revenue of $1.43B. Heico beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 8.9% on average across the report.
Heico’s 52-week high is $376.86 and its 52-week low is $256.11; it closed at $337.67 on Nov 4, 2026, +7.3% over the past year.
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