Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) Insider Gail Lehman Sells 13,829 Shares of Stock

Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) insider Gail Lehman sold 13,829 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.10, for a total transaction of $1,273,650.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 20,148 shares in the company, valued at $1,855,630.80. This trade represents a 40.70% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

Hexcel Stock Performance

HXL opened at $91.21 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.83, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a fifty day moving average of $100.16 and a 200 day moving average of $92.82. Hexcel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $60.26 and a fifty-two week high of $111.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a current ratio of 2.43.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The aerospace company reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.09. Hexcel had a net margin of 7.76% and a return on equity of 12.34%. The business had revenue of $529.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $528.08 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.50 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Hexcel has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.300-2.400 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Hexcel Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hexcel Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 17th. Investors of record on Monday, August 10th were issued a $0.18 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 10th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. Hexcel’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.18%.

Institutional Trading of Hexcel

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its position in shares of Hexcel by 566.0% during the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 353 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 300 shares during the period. Squarepoint Ops LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hexcel by 26.8% in the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 343,283 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $34,349,000 after buying an additional 72,660 shares during the period. Waverly Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hexcel by 3.9% in the second quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 3,598 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $360,000 after buying an additional 134 shares during the period. Nykredit A S bought a new stake in shares of Hexcel during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $263,000. Finally, Amundi lifted its stake in shares of Hexcel by 124.4% during the 2nd quarter. Amundi now owns 139,357 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $13,944,000 after acquiring an additional 77,268 shares during the last quarter. 95.47% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have commented on HXL. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Hexcel from $97.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. TD Cowen boosted their target price on shares of Hexcel from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of Hexcel from $88.00 to $97.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on shares of Hexcel from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Hexcel from $95.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.18.

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.