Storgate LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 5,639 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $417,000.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Leonteq Securities AG acquired a new stake in shares of Hexcel during the 4th quarter valued at $38,000. Covestor Ltd lifted its position in shares of Hexcel by 42.1% during the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 570 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 169 shares during the last quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. lifted its position in shares of Hexcel by 469.3% during the 3rd quarter. Optiver Holding B.V. now owns 575 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 474 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Hexcel by 8,671.4% during the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 614 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 607 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Optima Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Hexcel during the 4th quarter valued at $52,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.47% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of brokerages have recently commented on HXL. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $79.00 price objective on shares of Hexcel in a research report on Friday, April 24th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on Hexcel from $85.00 to $97.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $95.00 price objective on shares of Hexcel in a research report on Sunday, April 26th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Hexcel in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $105.00 price objective on shares of Hexcel in a research report on Friday, April 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Hexcel currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $91.00.
Hexcel Price Performance
HXL opened at $97.54 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $88.76 and a 200-day moving average of $83.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 64.17, a PEG ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.08. Hexcel Corporation has a 12-month low of $53.87 and a 12-month high of $99.49. The company has a quick ratio of 1.37, a current ratio of 2.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79.
Hexcel (NYSE:HXL – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The aerospace company reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 return on equity of 11.08% and a net margin of 6.07%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.37 earnings per share. Hexcel has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.100-2.300 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Hexcel Corporation will post 2.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Hexcel Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 11th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 4th were issued a $0.18 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 4th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Hexcel’s dividend payout ratio is presently 47.37%.
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.
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