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Are Aerospace Stocks Lagging Heico (HEI) This Year?

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Key takeaways

  • Exposed: ITA, GE, HWM, TDG, BA
  • Market reaction: GE +1.6% on the day (still updating); ITA +0.6% on the day (still updating); HWM +3.9% on the day (still updating)

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GEOPOLITICS ALPHAAre Aerospace Stocks Lagging Heico(HEI) This Year?HEIGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about aerospace and Aerospace.

Directly affected

  • HEI Heico+0.2% 9d

    Named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF+0.3% 30d

    iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds aerospace and defense makers. Linked by “aerospace” (aerospace) in this story.

  • GE GE Aerospace-1.1% 30d

    GE Aerospace (electronic and other electrical equipment (no computer equip)): aircraft makers and suppliers move with orders and air travel. Linked by “aerospace” (aerospace) in this story.

  • HWM Howmet Aerospace-6.3% 30d

    Howmet Aerospace (rolling drawing and extruding of nonferrous metals): aircraft makers and suppliers move with orders and air travel. Linked by “aerospace” (aerospace) in this story.

  • TDG TransDigm Group+9.1% 30d

    TransDigm Group (aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment): aircraft makers and suppliers move with orders and air travel. Linked by “aerospace” (aerospace) in this story.

  • BA The Boeing-11.3% 30d

    The Boeing (aircraft): aircraft makers and suppliers move with orders and air travel. Linked by “aerospace” (aerospace) in this story.

  • DAL Delta Air Lines-0.6% 30d

    Delta flies the 737, so a Boeing aircraft story reaches its fleet. Linked by “aerospace” in this story

  • UAL United Airlines Holdings+2.9% 15d

    United flies the 737, so a Boeing aircraft story reaches its fleet. Linked by “aerospace” in this story

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
HEI-8.55%-3.30%base+1.45%after closeafter closeafter close
ITA-3.96%-0.11%base+0.61%after closeafter closeafter close
GE-5.69%-0.81%base+1.55%after closeafter closeafter close
HWM-9.83%-3.44%base+3.88%after closeafter closeafter close
TDG-6.80%-3.06%base-0.05%after closeafter closeafter close
BA-4.21%-1.57%base+0.15%after closeafter closeafter close
DAL-2.38%-2.17%base-0.18%after closeafter closeafter close
UAL-4.14%-3.67%base-0.04%after closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

Are Aerospace Stocks Lagging Heico (HEI) This Year? Yahoo Finance

Source: Yahoo Finance

Price since this story was published: IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Boeing (BA)that day+0.15%still updating
Boeing (BA)three days earlier-1.57%final price
Boeing (BA)five days earlier-4.21%final price
Delta Air Lines (DAL)that day-0.18%still updating
Delta Air Lines (DAL)three days earlier-2.17%final price
Delta Air Lines (DAL)five days earlier-2.38%final price
General Electric (GE)that day+1.55%still updating
General Electric (GE)three days earlier-0.81%final price
General Electric (GE)five days earlier-5.69%final price
HEIthat day+1.45%still updating
HEIthree days earlier-3.30%final price
HEIfive days earlier-8.55%final price
Howmet Aerospace (HWM)that day+3.88%still updating
Howmet Aerospace (HWM)three days earlier-3.44%final price
Howmet Aerospace (HWM)five days earlier-9.83%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)that day+0.61%still updating
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)three days earlier-0.11%final price
IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)five days earlier-3.96%final price
TransDigm Group (TDG)that day-0.05%still updating
TransDigm Group (TDG)three days earlier-3.06%final price
TransDigm Group (TDG)five days earlier-6.80%final price
United Airlines Holdings (UAL)that day-0.04%still updating
United Airlines Holdings (UAL)three days earlier-3.67%final price
United Airlines Holdings (UAL)five days earlier-4.14%final price

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Who is named in “Are Aerospace Stocks Lagging Heico (HEI) This Year?”

Companies carried with this story

  • ITA IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

    IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “Are Aerospace Stocks Lagging Heico (HEI) This Year?.” Reason on file: iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds aerospace and defense makers. Linked by “aerospace” (aerospace) in this story

  • GE General Electric

    For “Are Aerospace Stocks Lagging Heico (HEI) This Year?,” General Electric (GE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GE Aerospace (electronic and other electrical equipment (no computer equip)): aircraft makers and suppliers move with orders and air travel. Linked by “aerospace” (aerospace) in this story

  • HWM Howmet Aerospace

    Howmet Aerospace (HWM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “Are Aerospace Stocks Lagging Heico (HEI) This Year?.” Reason on file: Howmet Aerospace (rolling drawing and extruding of nonferrous metals): aircraft makers and suppliers move with orders and air travel. Linked by “aerospace” (aerospace) in this story

  • TDG TransDigm Group

    In “Are Aerospace Stocks Lagging Heico (HEI) This Year?,” TransDigm Group (TDG) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: TransDigm Group (aircraft parts and auxiliary equipment): aircraft makers and suppliers move with orders and air travel. Linked by “aerospace” (aerospace) in this story

  • BA Boeing

    In “Are Aerospace Stocks Lagging Heico (HEI) This Year?,” Boeing (BA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: The Boeing (aircraft): aircraft makers and suppliers move with orders and air travel. Linked by “aerospace” (aerospace) in this story

  • DAL Delta Air Lines

    In “Are Aerospace Stocks Lagging Heico (HEI) This Year?,” Delta Air Lines (DAL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Delta flies the 737, so a Boeing aircraft story reaches its fleet. Linked by “aerospace” in this story

  • UAL United Airlines Holdings

    United Airlines Holdings (UAL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 3 Nov 2026 story “Are Aerospace Stocks Lagging Heico (HEI) This Year?.” Reason on file: United flies the 737, so a Boeing aircraft story reaches its fleet. Linked by “aerospace” in this story

How “Are Aerospace Stocks Lagging Heico (HEI) This Year?” reaches IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is the company in “Are Aerospace Stocks Lagging Heico (HEI) This Year?,” the 3 Nov 2026 this story story.

For IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA), the reason on file says iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds aerospace and defense makers. Linked by “aerospace” (aerospace) in this story

A second company, General Electric (GE), is listed for a different reason: GE Aerospace (electronic and other electrical equipment (no computer equip)): aircraft makers and suppliers move with orders and air travel. Linked by “aerospace” (aerospace) in this story

Price levels for IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

GE traded between 278.37 and 321.11 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 315.77. HWM traded between 183.52 and 232.34 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 212.93. ITA traded between 197.59 and 215.76 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 214.70.

How strong the case is around IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

46 out of 100Price not final

“Are Aerospace Stocks Lagging Heico (HEI) This Year?” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 7 linked companies. The price is not final yet.