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Hexcel (HXL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$62.68 -1.40 (-2.18%)
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About Hexcel Stock (NYSE:HXL)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$61.81
$64.94
50-Day Range
$61.61
$70.69
52-Week Range
$57.50
$77.09
Volume
695,195 shs
Average Volume
1.17 million shs
Market Capitalization
$5.09 billion
P/E Ratio
39.42
Dividend Yield
1.08%
Price Target
$73.09
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

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. The Composite Materials segment manufactures and markets fabrics, multi-axials, specialty reinforcements, prepregs and other fiber-reinforced matrix materials, structural adhesives, molding compounds, tooling materials, polyurethane systems, and laminates that are used in military and commercial aircraft, wind turbine blades, recreational products, and other industrial applications, as well as in automotive, marine, and rail transportation. The Engineered Products segment manufactures and markets aircraft structures and finished aircraft components, including wing to body fairings, wing panels, flight deck panels, door liners, rotorcraft blades, spars, and tip caps; and aircraft structural sub-components and semi-finished components used in rotorcraft blades, engine nacelles, and aircraft surfaces, such as flaps, wings, elevators, and fairings; and RF interference control products for military and aerospace applications. This segment also provides interference control materials, structural composites, and services; dielectric absorber foams; magnetic absorbers; and thermoplastics for commercial and defense applications. The company sells its products directly through its managers, product managers, and sales personnel, as well as through independent distributors in the Americas, Europe, the Asia Pacific, India, and Africa. Hexcel Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

Hexcel Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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82nd Percentile Overall Score

HXL MarketRank™: 

Hexcel scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 14th out of 54 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 2.15, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • 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 39.42, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.56.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Hexcel is 39.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Aerospace sector average P/E ratio of about 39.95.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Hexcel has a PEG Ratio of 1.86. 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 3.33. 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

    3.75% 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 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Hexcel has recently decreased by 4.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Hexcel pays a meaningful dividend of 1.01%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Hexcel does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Hexcel is 42.77%. 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

    3.75% 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 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Hexcel has recently decreased by 4.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Hexcel has a news sentiment score of 0.14. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.78 average news sentiment score of Aerospace companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Hexcel this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    6 people have searched for HXL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Hexcel to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 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 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, HXL stock has decreased by 0.0% and is now trading at $62.68.
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Hexcel Co. (NYSE:HXL) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January, 22nd. The aerospace company reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.52. Hexcel had a net margin of 6.94% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.66%.

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 more.

Top institutional shareholders of Hexcel include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.35%), Earnest Partners LLC (5.94%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (4.39%) and Bank of America Corp DE (3.91%). 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
1/22/2025
Ex-Dividend for 2/14 Dividend
2/07/2025
Dividend Payable
2/14/2025
Today
2/21/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
4/28/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Aerospace
Industry
Plastics materials & resins
Sub-Industry
Aerospace & Defense
CUSIP
42829110
Employees
5,894
Year Founded
1948

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$73.09
High Stock Price Target
$87.00
Low Stock Price Target
$60.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+16.9%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.15
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$132.10 million
Pretax Margin
8.14%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.90 billion
Cash Flow
$3.48 per share
Book Value
$18.83 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
80,004,000
Market Cap
$5.07 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.31

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This page (NYSE:HXL) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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