Hexcel (HXL) Competitors $60.71 +1.74 (+2.95%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$61.10 +0.39 (+0.65%) As of 05:38 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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, TDG, TXT, AVAV, 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), Transdigm Group (TDG), Textron (TXT), AeroVironment (AVAV), and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII). Hexcel vs. Its Competitors Air Lease Boeing Curtiss-Wright Howmet Aerospace ITT RTX Transdigm Group Textron AeroVironment Huntington Ingalls Industries Air Lease (NYSE:AL) and Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation. Do analysts prefer AL or HXL? Air Lease currently has a consensus price target of $59.29, indicating a potential upside of 1.65%. Hexcel has a consensus price target of $59.22, indicating a potential downside of 2.45%. Given Air Lease's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Air Lease is more favorable than Hexcel.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Air Lease 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Hexcel 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.10 Is AL or HXL more profitable? Air Lease has a net margin of 24.77% compared to Hexcel's net margin of 6.60%. Hexcel's return on equity of 10.36% beat Air Lease's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Air Lease24.77% 8.04% 1.91% Hexcel 6.60%10.36%5.76% Does the media favor AL or HXL? In the previous week, Hexcel had 17 more articles in the media than Air Lease. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Hexcel and 6 mentions for Air Lease. Air Lease's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Hexcel's score of 0.36 indicating that Air Lease is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Air Lease 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Hexcel 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AL or HXL? 94.6% of Air Lease shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Hexcel shares are held by institutional investors. 6.6% of Air Lease shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Hexcel shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is AL or HXL a better dividend stock? Air Lease pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Hexcel pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Air Lease pays out 15.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hexcel pays out 45.0% 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. Air Lease has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Hexcel has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Air Lease is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AL or HXL? 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 RatioAir Lease$2.73B2.38$427.70M$5.7210.20Hexcel$1.90B2.57$132.10M$1.5140.21 Which has more volatility and risk, AL or HXL? Air Lease has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hexcel has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAir Lease beats Hexcel on 13 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HXL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$4.74B$17.37B$27.01B$20.75BDividend Yield1.15%0.76%0.97%3.66%P/E Ratio40.2160.1642.4825.75Price / Sales2.577.667.1259.30Price / Cash16.3146.2535.5922.13Price / Book3.227.828.744.66Net Income$132.10M$266.64M$369.21M$994.58M7 Day Performance1.85%5.33%5.02%-0.69%1 Month Performance10.16%11.49%10.90%5.41%1 Year Performance-10.67%79.79%55.50%9.18% Hexcel Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HXLHexcel3.5446 of 5 stars$60.71+3.0%$59.22-2.5%-14.6%$4.74B$1.90B40.215,894News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastALAir Lease4.7568 of 5 stars$58.97-1.3%$57.43-2.6%+16.9%$6.59B$2.73B10.31150Positive NewsBABoeing3.4442 of 5 stars$218.42+1.2%$215.77-1.2%+23.5%$164.69B$66.52B-12.19172,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCWCurtiss-Wright3.4481 of 5 stars$491.48+0.7%$418.00-15.0%+68.7%$18.51B$3.12B43.738,800Analyst ForecastHWMHowmet Aerospace4.0382 of 5 stars$180.40-0.4%$142.13-21.2%+126.5%$72.82B$7.43B58.7623,930Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastITTITT4.5151 of 5 stars$158.84-1.4%$165.50+4.2%+10.4%$12.50B$3.63B25.2511,700Analyst ForecastRTXRTX4.367 of 5 stars$146.00+0.2%$161.12+10.4%+44.9%$195.05B$80.74B42.82186,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastTDGTransdigm Group3.4718 of 5 stars$1,522.500.0%$1,545.80+1.5%+23.0%$85.51B$8.39B51.4016,600Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeTXTTextron3.6372 of 5 stars$81.36-1.1%$88.08+8.3%-10.5%$14.69B$13.70B18.4534,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAVAVAeroVironment3.357 of 5 stars$240.74-2.2%$256.50+6.5%+58.6%$11.00B$820.63M155.321,475Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.5315 of 5 stars$253.82+0.7%$236.38-6.9%-5.2%$9.96B$11.54B18.2944,000Positive NewsAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Air Lease Competitors Boeing Competitors Curtiss-Wright Competitors Howmet Aerospace Competitors ITT Competitors RTX Competitors Transdigm Group Competitors Textron Competitors AeroVironment 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 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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