Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) Receives $86.36 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Shares of Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the fifteen research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $86.3636.

HXL has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. KeyCorp assumed coverage on Hexcel in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. They issued a “sector weight” rating for the company. BMO Capital Markets reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $85.00 price target on shares of Hexcel in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Bank of America upgraded Hexcel from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $60.00 to $95.00 in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on shares of Hexcel in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $95.00 price objective for the company. Finally, UBS Group set a $99.00 target price on shares of Hexcel in a report on Friday, January 30th.

Hexcel Stock Performance

Shares of Hexcel stock opened at $88.63 on Wednesday. Hexcel has a fifty-two week low of $45.37 and a fifty-two week high of $95.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 2.26 and a quick ratio of 1.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 64.22, a P/E/G ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.05. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $85.20 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $77.98.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The aerospace company reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.02. Hexcel had a net margin of 5.78% and a return on equity of 9.54%. The company had revenue of $491.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $484.46 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.52 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Hexcel has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.100-2.300 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Hexcel will post 2.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hexcel Increases Dividend

The firm 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. This is a boost from Hexcel’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 9th. Hexcel’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 52.17%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hexcel

In related news, insider Amy S. Evans sold 1,500 shares of the 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 directly owned 1,979 shares in the company, valued at $183,651.20. This represents a 43.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.84% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hexcel

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its stake in shares of Hexcel by 122.7% in the third quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 4,849,941 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $304,091,000 after buying an additional 2,671,682 shares during the period. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Hexcel in the third quarter worth approximately $123,233,000. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. boosted its holdings in Hexcel by 92.8% in the third quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 1,661,690 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $104,188,000 after acquiring an additional 799,695 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in Hexcel by 18.3% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 5,104,121 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $377,196,000 after purchasing an additional 790,320 shares during the period. Finally, Jain Global LLC raised its holdings in Hexcel by 248.3% during the 3rd quarter. Jain Global LLC now owns 961,667 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $60,297,000 after purchasing an additional 685,528 shares during the last quarter. 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.