Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) Receives $73.33 Consensus PT from Analysts

Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the fourteen brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, nine have given a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $73.3333.

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Hexcel from $81.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Hexcel in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Hexcel from $75.00 to $83.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 24th. Citigroup reiterated a “reduce” rating on shares of Hexcel in a research report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on Hexcel from $70.00 to $83.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th.

Insider Activity at Hexcel

In other news, insider Lyndon John Smith sold 2,077 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.02, for a total transaction of $151,662.54. Following the transaction, the insider owned 8,426 shares in the company, valued at $615,266.52. This trade represents a 19.78% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Patrick Winterlich sold 3,413 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.34, for a total transaction of $250,309.42. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 40,357 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,959,782.38. The trade was a 7.80% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 1.39% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its holdings in Hexcel by 122.7% in the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 4,849,941 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $304,091,000 after buying an additional 2,671,682 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Hexcel by 4.3% in the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,690,924 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $264,990,000 after acquiring an additional 191,649 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Hexcel by 103.8% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,759,673 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $155,894,000 after acquiring an additional 1,405,538 shares during the last quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP increased its position in shares of Hexcel by 49.1% during the second quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 2,440,242 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $137,850,000 after purchasing an additional 803,123 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in Hexcel by 5.9% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,283,626 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $129,002,000 after purchasing an additional 126,338 shares during the last quarter. 95.47% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Hexcel Price Performance

Shares of HXL opened at $80.72 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $73.98 and its two-hundred day moving average is $66.35. The company has a market capitalization of $6.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 94.96, a P/E/G ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.08. Hexcel has a fifty-two week low of $45.28 and a fifty-two week high of $81.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a current ratio of 2.75.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The aerospace company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $456.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $449.99 million. Hexcel had a return on equity of 9.25% and a net margin of 3.67%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.47 EPS. Hexcel has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.700-1.800 EPS. Research analysts predict that Hexcel will post 2.14 earnings per share for the current year.

Hexcel Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, November 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 3rd were issued a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 3rd. Hexcel’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 80.00%.

About Hexcel

Hexcel Corporation is a global leader in advanced composite materials for aerospace and industrial applications. The company specializes in the development and manufacture of lightweight, high-performance products that enhance fuel efficiency, durability and structural strength. Its offerings are critical to the aerospace sector, where demand for lighter, more efficient aircraft drives continuous innovation in materials.

Hexcel’s product portfolio encompasses carbon fiber reinforcements, pre-impregnated composites (prepregs), honeycomb core, engineered adhesives and structural film adhesives.