Hexcel Co. (NYSE:HXL - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Hexcel in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst R. Safran now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $0.49 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.73. The consensus estimate for Hexcel's current full-year earnings is $2.02 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Hexcel's FY2025 earnings at $2.28 EPS.
A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on HXL. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Hexcel from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Truist Financial lowered their price target on shares of Hexcel from $78.00 to $76.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 18th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Hexcel from $78.00 to $81.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on Hexcel from $70.00 to $68.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on Hexcel from $67.00 to $69.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, October 25th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Hexcel currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $71.33.
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Hexcel Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE HXL traded down $0.50 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $66.32. 3,235,438 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,114,903. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $62.89 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $62.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 2.76 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.30. Hexcel has a 52 week low of $57.50 and a 52 week high of $77.09.
Hexcel (NYSE:HXL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October 21st. The aerospace company reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $457.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $457.07 million. Hexcel had a return on equity of 9.99% and a net margin of 5.73%. Hexcel's quarterly revenue was up 8.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.38 earnings per share.
Hexcel Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, November 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 1st were given a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, November 1st. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.90%. Hexcel's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 45.80%.
Institutional Trading of Hexcel
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Earnest Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Hexcel by 2.9% in the second quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 4,835,994 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $302,008,000 after buying an additional 136,290 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Hexcel by 277.9% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,695,343 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $105,874,000 after acquiring an additional 1,246,765 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its stake in Hexcel by 36.2% in the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 1,600,619 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $98,966,000 after acquiring an additional 425,402 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in Hexcel by 8.0% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,406,287 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $87,829,000 after purchasing an additional 103,679 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Copeland Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Hexcel by 12.5% during the third quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 1,161,415 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $71,810,000 after purchasing an additional 129,335 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.47% of the company's stock.
About Hexcel
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Hexcel Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets carbon fibers, structural reinforcements, honeycomb structures, resins, and composite materials and parts for use in commercial aerospace, space and defense, and industrial applications. It operates through two segments, Composite Materials and Engineered Products.
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