Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) Receives $82.17 Average PT from Brokerages

Shares of Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) have been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the sixteen brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $82.1667.

HXL has been the subject of several research analyst reports. BMO Capital Markets reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $85.00 price objective on shares of Hexcel in a report on Friday, January 30th. Truist Financial set a $94.00 price target on shares of Hexcel in a report on Friday, January 30th. KeyCorp started coverage on shares of Hexcel in a research note on Wednesday. They issued a “sector weight” rating for the company. Bank of America upgraded shares of Hexcel from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $60.00 to $95.00 in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of Hexcel from $92.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Amy S. Evans sold 1,500 shares of Hexcel stock in a transaction on Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.80, for a total value of $139,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 1,979 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $183,651.20. The trade was a 43.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 1.39% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its stake in shares of Hexcel by 122.7% during the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 4,849,941 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $304,091,000 after purchasing an additional 2,671,682 shares during the period. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. bought a new position in shares of Hexcel in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $123,233,000. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Hexcel by 103.8% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,759,673 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $155,894,000 after purchasing an additional 1,405,538 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Hexcel in the second quarter worth approximately $57,697,000. Finally, Brandes Investment Partners LP grew its position in Hexcel by 49.1% during the second quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 2,440,242 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $137,850,000 after buying an additional 803,123 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.47% of the company’s stock.

Hexcel Stock Performance

Shares of HXL opened at $82.08 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $85.48 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $75.54. 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 has a 12 month low of $45.28 and a 12 month high of $95.22. The company has a market cap of $6.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 59.48, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.01.

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. The firm had revenue of $491.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $484.46 million. Hexcel had a return on equity of 9.54% and a net margin of 5.78%.The company’s revenue was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.52 earnings per share. 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 declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 9th were issued a dividend of $0.18 per share. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. 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. Hexcel’s payout ratio is currently 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.