Hexcel (HXL) Competitors $64.79 +0.65 (+1.01%) As of 03:41 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HXL vs. AL, BA, CW, HWM, ITT, RTX, TXT, AVAV, KTOS, and HIIShould you be buying Hexcel stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hexcel include Air Lease (AL), Boeing (BA), Curtiss-Wright (CW), Howmet Aerospace (HWM), ITT (ITT), RTX (RTX), Textron (TXT), AeroVironment (AVAV), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII). Hexcel vs. Its Competitors Air Lease Boeing Curtiss-Wright Howmet Aerospace ITT RTX Textron AeroVironment Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Huntington Ingalls Industries Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) and Air Lease (NYSE:AL) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations. Do analysts recommend HXL or AL? Hexcel presently has a consensus target price of $65.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.32%. Air Lease has a consensus target price of $60.29, suggesting a potential downside of 5.35%. Given Hexcel's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Hexcel is more favorable than Air Lease.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hexcel 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20Air Lease 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 Do insiders & institutionals believe in HXL or AL? 95.5% of Hexcel shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of Air Lease shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Hexcel shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Air Lease shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is HXL or AL more profitable? Air Lease has a net margin of 34.04% compared to Hexcel's net margin of 4.69%. Hexcel's return on equity of 9.76% beat Air Lease's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hexcel4.69% 9.76% 5.40% Air Lease 34.04%7.99%1.92% Does the media favor HXL or AL? In the previous week, Air Lease had 3 more articles in the media than Hexcel. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Air Lease and 26 mentions for Hexcel. Hexcel's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Air Lease's score of 0.45 indicating that Hexcel is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hexcel 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Air Lease 8 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, HXL or AL? Hexcel has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Air Lease has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is HXL or AL a better dividend stock? Hexcel pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Air Lease pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Hexcel pays out 63.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Air Lease pays out 10.7% 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. Hexcel has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Air Lease has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Air Lease is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has better valuation and earnings, HXL or AL? Air Lease has higher revenue and earnings than Hexcel. Air Lease is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hexcel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHexcel$1.90B2.71$132.10M$1.0859.99Air Lease$2.73B2.60$427.70M$8.247.73 SummaryAir Lease beats Hexcel on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hexcel News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HXL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HXL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHexcelAEROSP/DEF EQ IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.15B$17.70B$28.06B$21.30BDividend Yield1.06%0.77%0.95%3.52%P/E Ratio59.99131.1379.0329.55Price / Sales2.717.597.0949.44Price / Cash17.6741.7032.7824.13Price / Book3.447.479.144.54Net Income$132.10M$274.75M$374.51M$999.70M7 Day Performance2.50%0.09%-0.95%0.32%1 Month Performance6.37%0.27%-1.03%5.42%1 Year Performance7.48%71.69%45.21%15.36% Hexcel Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HXLHexcel3.6377 of 5 stars$64.79+1.0%$65.00+0.3%+4.3%$5.15B$1.90B59.995,894News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeALAir Lease4.4874 of 5 stars$59.91-0.2%$59.50-0.7%+44.6%$6.70B$2.73B7.27150Analyst DowngradeBABoeing3.4077 of 5 stars$226.75-1.5%$228.90+1.0%+41.4%$171.46B$75.33B-13.73172,000Trending NewsCWCurtiss-Wright3.7177 of 5 stars$478.93-0.4%$468.14-2.3%+58.7%$18.05B$3.31B40.428,800Positive NewsHWMHowmet Aerospace4.5675 of 5 stars$171.25+0.1%$172.13+0.5%+90.1%$69.04B$7.43B50.0723,930News CoveragePositive NewsITTITT4.3978 of 5 stars$169.63-0.7%$179.22+5.7%+29.4%$13.23B$3.63B26.6711,700Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastRTXRTX4.3855 of 5 stars$156.220.0%$158.67+1.6%+31.0%$209.11B$80.74B34.33186,000Trending NewsTXTTextron4.7155 of 5 stars$80.77-0.9%$92.67+14.7%-8.2%$14.39B$13.70B18.2734,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionAVAVAeroVironment4.1797 of 5 stars$241.15+0.5%$286.46+18.8%+16.9%$12.04B$820.63M155.581,475Upcoming EarningsKTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions2.6199 of 5 stars$66.90+0.3%$57.64-13.8%+188.1%$11.29B$1.14B669.074,000Positive NewsInsider TradeHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.1066 of 5 stars$270.25+0.1%$267.00-1.2%-1.7%$10.60B$11.54B20.2344,000News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Air Lease Competitors Boeing Competitors Curtiss-Wright Competitors Howmet Aerospace Competitors ITT Competitors RTX Competitors Textron Competitors AeroVironment Competitors Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Competitors Huntington Ingalls Industries Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HXL) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | Sponsored“Sell Nvidia before earnings”Eric Fry just went live with one of his most controversial calls yet: “Sell Nvidia.” While Wall Street has bee...InvestorPlace | SponsoredHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredThis Coin Could Explode, and it’s Hiding in Plain Sight!The #1 coin with skyrocket potential right now... 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