Amy Evans Sells 1,500 Shares of Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) Stock

Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) insider Amy Evans sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.80, for a total value of $139,200.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 1,979 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $183,651.20. This represents a 43.12% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Hexcel Price Performance

NYSE:HXL opened at $91.90 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $6.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 66.59, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.01. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $83.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $73.36. Hexcel Corporation has a one year low of $45.28 and a one year high of $95.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 2.26 and a quick ratio of 1.25.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The aerospace company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $491.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $484.46 million. Hexcel had a net margin of 5.78% and a return on equity of 9.54%. Hexcel’s revenue was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.52 EPS. Hexcel has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.100-2.300 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Hexcel Corporation will post 2.14 earnings per share for the current year.

Hexcel Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 9th were paid a dividend of $0.18 per share. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. This is an increase from Hexcel’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 9th. Hexcel’s dividend payout ratio is 52.17%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HXL has been the topic of several recent research reports. Bank of America upgraded Hexcel from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $60.00 to $95.00 in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Hexcel from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $67.00 to $90.00 in a report on Friday, January 30th. Truist Financial set a $94.00 price target on Hexcel in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Hexcel in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on Hexcel from $92.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $82.17.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hexcel

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. NewSquare Capital LLC boosted its stake in Hexcel by 379.0% in the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 479 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 379 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Hexcel during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its position in Hexcel by 325.0% during the 2nd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 493 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 377 shares in the last quarter. MMA Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Hexcel in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, Optiver Holding B.V. boosted its position in Hexcel by 469.3% in the third quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 575 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 474 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.47% of the company’s stock.

Hexcel Company Profile

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.