Analysts Set Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) PT at $91.00

Shares of Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) have received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the fifteen research firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have issued a hold recommendation, three have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $91.00.

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on Hexcel in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. They set an “overweight” rating and a $95.00 price target for the company. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on Hexcel from $85.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. KeyCorp initiated coverage on Hexcel in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “sector weight” rating on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Hexcel in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Hexcel in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st.

Hexcel Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of HXL stock opened at $99.23 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $7.48 billion, a PE ratio of 65.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.05. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $93.03 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $86.35. Hexcel has a 1 year low of $56.82 and a 1 year high of $101.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 2.45 and a quick ratio of 1.37.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The aerospace company reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $501.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $488.11 million. Hexcel had a net margin of 6.07% and a return on equity of 11.08%. Hexcel’s quarterly revenue was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.37 earnings per share. Hexcel has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.100-2.300 EPS. Research analysts predict that Hexcel will post 2.25 earnings per share for the current year.

Hexcel Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 11th. Investors of record on Monday, May 4th were paid a dividend of $0.18 per share. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 4th. Hexcel’s payout ratio is 47.37%.

Institutional Trading of Hexcel

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Altfest L J & Co. Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Hexcel during the fourth quarter valued at $914,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in Hexcel by 3,435.4% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 42,920 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $3,172,000 after acquiring an additional 41,706 shares during the period. Barclays PLC raised its position in Hexcel by 124.0% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 347,156 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $21,767,000 after acquiring an additional 192,190 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its holdings in Hexcel by 23.0% in the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,289,145 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $169,168,000 after acquiring an additional 428,541 shares during the period. Finally, M&T Bank Corp acquired a new position in Hexcel in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,621,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.47% of the company’s stock.

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.