Hexcel (HXL) Competitors

Textron (NYSE:TXT) and Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Does the media favor TXT or HXL?

In the previous week, Textron had 9 more articles in the media than Hexcel. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Textron and 9 mentions for Hexcel. Hexcel's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Textron's score of 0.31 indicating that Hexcel is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Textron	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hexcel	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TXT or HXL more profitable?

Textron has a net margin of 6.30% compared to Hexcel's net margin of 5.73%. Textron's return on equity of 16.02% beat Hexcel's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Textron	6.30%	16.02%	6.71%
Hexcel	5.73%	9.99%	5.69%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TXT or HXL?

Textron received 50 more outperform votes than Hexcel when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.78% of users gave Textron an outperform vote while only 64.07% of users gave Hexcel an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Textron	Outperform Votes 610 67.78%	Underperform Votes 290 32.22%
Hexcel	Outperform Votes 560 64.07%	Underperform Votes 314 35.93%

Which has more risk and volatility, TXT or HXL?

Textron has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hexcel has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate TXT or HXL?

Textron presently has a consensus target price of $101.56, indicating a potential upside of 32.15%. Hexcel has a consensus target price of $71.33, indicating a potential upside of 14.08%. Given Textron's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Textron is more favorable than Hexcel.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Textron	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Hexcel	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TXT or HXL?

86.0% of Textron shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Hexcel shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Textron shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Hexcel shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TXT or HXL a better dividend stock?

Textron pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Hexcel pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Textron pays out 1.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hexcel pays out 45.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TXT or HXL?

Textron has higher revenue and earnings than Hexcel. Textron is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hexcel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Textron	$13.98B	1.02	$921M	$4.55	16.89
Hexcel	$1.89B	2.68	$105.70M	$1.31	47.73

Summary

Textron beats Hexcel on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.