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Hexcel (HXL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$60.37 -0.75 (-1.22%)
Closing price 08/8/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$60.36 -0.02 (-0.03%)
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About Hexcel Stock (NYSE:HXL)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$60.32
$61.52
50-Day Range
$53.31
$62.63
52-Week Range
$45.28
$71.05
Volume
802,763 shs
Average Volume
1.22 million shs
Market Capitalization
$4.80 billion
P/E Ratio
55.90
Dividend Yield
1.13%
Price Target
$63.33
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Hexcel Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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57th Percentile Overall Score

HXL MarketRank™: 

Hexcel scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 33rd out of 58 stocks in the aerospace sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Hexcel has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.10, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Hexcel has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Hexcel's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Hexcel are expected to grow by 29.44% in the coming year, from $2.14 to $2.77 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Hexcel is 55.90, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.85.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Hexcel is 55.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Aerospace sector average P/E ratio of about 76.67.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Hexcel has a PEG Ratio of 2.00. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Hexcel has a P/B Ratio of 3.09. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Hexcel's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.31% of the float of Hexcel has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Hexcel has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Hexcel has recently increased by 7.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Hexcel pays a meaningful dividend of 1.13%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Hexcel has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Hexcel is 62.96%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Hexcel will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.55% next year. This indicates that Hexcel will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Hexcel's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.31% of the float of Hexcel has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Hexcel has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Hexcel has recently increased by 7.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Hexcel has a news sentiment score of 1.39. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Aerospace companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Hexcel this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Hexcel to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Hexcel insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.39% of the stock of Hexcel is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    95.47% of the stock of Hexcel is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Hexcel's insider trading history.
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HXL Stock News Headlines

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HXL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Hexcel's stock was trading at $62.70 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HXL stock has decreased by 3.7% and is now trading at $60.3720.

Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 24th. The aerospace company reported $0.50 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.04. The firm's revenue was down 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Hexcel subsidiaries include ARC Technologies, Oxford Performance Materials - Aerospace & Defense (A&D) Business, Structil, Formax, ACM Holdings LLC (Delaware), Aerospace Composites Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysian Joint Venture), ARC Technologies LLC (Massachusetts), and others.

Hexcel's top institutional shareholders include Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.53%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.75%), TimesSquare Capital Management LLC (1.46%) and Copeland Capital Management LLC (1.29%). Insiders that own company stock include Nick L Stanage, Thierry Merlot, Jeffrey C Campbell, Catherine A Suever, Tom Gentile, Gail E Lehman, Marilyn Minus, Gina Fitzsimons and Guy C Hachey.
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Shares of HXL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Hexcel investors own include KAZ Minerals (KAZ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Home Depot (HD).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/24/2025
Record date for 8/15 Dividend
8/08/2025
Ex-Dividend for 8/15 Dividend
8/08/2025
Today
8/09/2025
Dividend Payable
8/15/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/20/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Aerospace
Industry
AEROSP/DEF EQ
Sub-Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Current Symbol
NYSE:HXL
CIK
717605
Employees
5,894
Year Founded
1948

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$70.00
Low Price Target
$53.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+4.9%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.10
Research Coverage
10 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.08
Trailing P/E Ratio
55.90
Forward P/E Ratio
28.21
P/E Growth
2.02
Net Income
$132.10 million
Net Margins
4.69%
Pretax Margin
5.47%
Return on Equity
9.76%
Return on Assets
5.40%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.53
Current Ratio
2.69
Quick Ratio
1.50

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.90 billion
Price / Sales
2.52
Cash Flow
$3.57 per share
Price / Cash Flow
16.90
Book Value
$19.53 per share
Price / Book
3.09

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
79,560,000
Free Float
78,457,000
Market Cap
$4.80 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.36

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This page (NYSE:HXL) was last updated on 8/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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