Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Analysts

Shares of Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the fifteen analysts that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $82.1667.

Several equities analysts have issued reports on HXL shares. BMO Capital Markets reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $85.00 price target on shares of Hexcel in a report on Friday, January 30th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Hexcel from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $67.00 to $90.00 in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Truist Financial set a $94.00 target price on shares of Hexcel in a research report on Friday, January 30th. 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, February 12th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on Hexcel from $67.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hexcel

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. NewSquare Capital LLC grew its position in Hexcel by 379.0% during the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 479 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 379 shares during the period. Prosperity Bancshares Inc purchased a new position in shares of Hexcel during the 4th quarter worth $36,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its position in shares of Hexcel by 325.0% during the 2nd quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 493 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 377 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Hexcel during the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Hexcel by 181.1% in the 4th quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 506 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 326 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.47% of the company’s stock.

Hexcel Stock Performance

Shares of HXL opened at $90.91 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $6.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.06. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $81.48 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $72.04. Hexcel has a 12 month low of $45.28 and a 12 month high of $93.14. The company has a current ratio of 2.26, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The aerospace company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 analysts’ expectations of $484.46 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.52 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. Hexcel has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.100-2.300 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Hexcel will post 2.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hexcel Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 9th were given a $0.18 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 9th. This is a positive change from Hexcel’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. Hexcel’s payout ratio is 52.17%.

About Hexcel

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.