Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) Raised to “Buy” at Wall Street Zen

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) was upgraded by equities researchers at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report released on Saturday.

HXL has been the subject of a number of other reports. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on Hexcel from $67.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Hexcel from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $60.00 to $95.00 in a research note on Thursday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Hexcel in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Truist Financial set a $94.00 price target on shares of Hexcel in a report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on shares of Hexcel from $75.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, February 1st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $82.17.

Hexcel Stock Performance

Shares of Hexcel stock opened at $89.84 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 2.26. Hexcel has a 1 year low of $45.28 and a 1 year high of $93.14. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $79.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $70.70. The firm has a market cap of $6.82 billion, a PE ratio of 65.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.06.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The aerospace company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.02. Hexcel had a return on equity of 9.54% and a net margin of 5.78%.The firm had revenue of $491.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $484.46 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.52 earnings per share. Hexcel’s quarterly revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. Hexcel has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.100-2.300 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Hexcel will post 2.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. NewSquare Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Hexcel by 379.0% in the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 479 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 379 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in Hexcel during the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its holdings in Hexcel by 325.0% during the second quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 493 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 377 shares in the last quarter. MMA Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Hexcel in the third quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Optiver Holding B.V. boosted its stake in Hexcel by 469.3% during the 3rd quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 575 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 474 shares in the last quarter. 95.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Hexcel Company Profile

Hexcel Corporation is a global leader in advanced composite materials for aerospace and industrial applications. The company specializes in the development and manufacture of lightweight, high-performance products that enhance fuel efficiency, durability and structural strength. Its offerings are critical to the aerospace sector, where demand for lighter, more efficient aircraft drives continuous innovation in materials.

Hexcel’s product portfolio encompasses carbon fiber reinforcements, pre-impregnated composites (prepregs), honeycomb core, engineered adhesives and structural film adhesives.