Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) Receives Consensus Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages

Shares of Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) have received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the fifteen research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eleven have assigned a hold recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $82.1667.

Several brokerages recently weighed in on HXL. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on Hexcel from $75.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, February 1st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Hexcel in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of Hexcel from $67.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Truist Financial set a $94.00 price objective on shares of Hexcel in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Bank of America raised shares of Hexcel from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their target price for the company from $60.00 to $95.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 12th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hexcel

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Virtu Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Hexcel by 119.2% in the fourth quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 7,147 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $528,000 after acquiring an additional 3,886 shares during the last quarter. Vision One Management Partners LP grew its position in Hexcel by 24.3% during the 4th quarter. Vision One Management Partners LP now owns 546,129 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $40,359,000 after purchasing an additional 106,716 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its position in Hexcel by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 11,928 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $881,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares during the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC bought a new stake in Hexcel during the 4th quarter valued at about $472,000. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC purchased a new position in Hexcel in the fourth quarter worth about $223,000. 95.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Hexcel Price Performance

Shares of NYSE HXL opened at $90.91 on Tuesday. Hexcel has a 1 year low of $45.28 and a 1 year high of $93.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.06. The company’s 50-day moving average is $81.48 and its 200 day moving average is $72.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 2.26 and a quick ratio of 1.25.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) last posted 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 business had revenue of $491.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $484.46 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.52 EPS. The business’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. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Hexcel will post 2.14 earnings per share for the current year.

Hexcel Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Investors of record on Monday, February 9th were paid a $0.18 dividend. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 9th. This is an increase from Hexcel’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. Hexcel’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 52.17%.

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.