Hexcel (HXL) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation and 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	1.00	$824M	$4.31	17.43
Hexcel	$1.90B	2.52	$132.10M	$1.59	37.20

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Hexcel shares are held 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.

Does the media favor TXT or HXL?

In the previous week, Textron had 11 more articles in the media than Hexcel. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Textron and 7 mentions for Hexcel. Hexcel's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Textron's score of 1.03 indicating that Hexcel is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Textron	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hexcel	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer TXT or HXL?

Textron presently has a consensus target price of $93.45, suggesting a potential upside of 24.37%. Hexcel has a consensus target price of $73.09, suggesting a potential upside of 23.58%. Given Textron's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
Hexcel	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.15

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 1.1%. 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, TXT or HXL?

Textron has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hexcel has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TXT or HXL?

Textron received 49 more outperform votes than Hexcel when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.66% of users gave Textron an outperform vote while only 63.95% of users gave Hexcel an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Textron	Outperform Votes 615 67.66%	Underperform Votes 294 32.34%
Hexcel	Outperform Votes 566 63.95%	Underperform Votes 319 36.05%

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%

Summary

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