Hexcel (HXL) Competitors

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

Is TXT or HXL more profitable?

Hexcel has a net margin of 6.94% compared to Textron's net margin of 6.01%. Textron's return on equity of 14.92% beat Hexcel's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Textron	6.01%	14.92%	6.30%
Hexcel	6.94%	10.66%	6.00%

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 $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Textron pays out 1.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hexcel pays out 42.8% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TXT or HXL?

Textron received 48 more outperform votes than Hexcel when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.62% of users gave Textron an outperform vote while only 63.75% of users gave Hexcel an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Textron	Outperform Votes 616 67.62%	Underperform Votes 295 32.38%
Hexcel	Outperform Votes 568 63.75%	Underperform Votes 323 36.25%

Which has more risk and volatility, TXT or HXL?

Textron has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hexcel has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend TXT or HXL?

Textron presently has a consensus target price of $89.30, indicating a potential upside of 36.46%. Hexcel has a consensus target price of $68.10, indicating a potential upside of 30.71%. Given Textron's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Hexcel	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.18

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	$13.70B	0.87	$824M	$4.31	15.18
Hexcel	$1.90B	2.20	$132.10M	$1.59	32.77

Does the media favor TXT or HXL?

In the previous week, Textron had 2 more articles in the media than Hexcel. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Textron and 28 mentions for Hexcel. Textron's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Hexcel's score of 0.47 indicating that Textron is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Textron	16 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hexcel	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TXT or HXL?

86.0% of Textron shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Hexcel shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Textron shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Hexcel shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Textron beats Hexcel on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.