Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts

Shares of Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) have received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the fifteen analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have given a hold recommendation, three have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $91.00.

HXL has been the topic of a number of research reports. KeyCorp initiated coverage on Hexcel in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. They issued a “sector weight” rating on the stock. BMO Capital Markets upped their price target on Hexcel from $85.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Bank of America upgraded Hexcel from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $60.00 to $95.00 in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and issued a $79.00 price target on shares of Hexcel in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on Hexcel in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $95.00 target price on the stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hexcel

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in Hexcel by 18.3% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 5,104,121 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $377,196,000 after buying an additional 790,320 shares in the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its stake in Hexcel by 122.7% in the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 4,849,941 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $304,091,000 after buying an additional 2,671,682 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Hexcel by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,690,924 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $264,990,000 after buying an additional 191,649 shares in the last quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP lifted its stake in Hexcel by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 2,506,068 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $185,199,000 after buying an additional 7,371 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its stake in Hexcel by 23.0% in the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,289,145 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $169,168,000 after buying an additional 428,541 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.47% of the company’s stock.

Hexcel Stock Performance

HXL opened at $89.22 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $6.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 58.70, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 2.45 and a quick ratio of 1.37. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $87.57 and its 200 day simple moving average is $83.41. Hexcel has a 1-year low of $53.87 and a 1-year high of $98.26.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The aerospace company reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $501.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $488.11 million. Hexcel had a return on equity of 11.08% and a net margin of 6.07%.The company’s revenue was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.37 EPS. Hexcel has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.100-2.300 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Hexcel will post 2.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hexcel Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 11th. Investors of record on Monday, May 4th were paid a $0.18 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 4th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. Hexcel’s dividend payout ratio is presently 47.37%.

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.