FY2025 EPS Estimates for Hexcel Co. (NYSE:HXL) Lifted by Zacks Research

Hexcel Co. (NYSE:HXL) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Hexcel in a research report issued on Wednesday, June 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $2.84 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $2.83. The consensus estimate for Hexcel’s current full-year earnings is $2.21 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hexcel’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS.

HXL has been the subject of several other reports. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $76.00 price target on shares of Hexcel in a research note on Friday. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Hexcel from $77.00 to $73.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 24th. Northcoast Research lowered shares of Hexcel from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 10th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of Hexcel from $69.00 to $73.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 22nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on shares of Hexcel from $71.00 to $70.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $77.29.

Hexcel Stock Down 1.9 %

Shares of Hexcel stock opened at $62.25 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 2.74 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The company has a 50-day moving average of $67.32 and a 200 day moving average of $70.36. The firm has a market cap of $5.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.21, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 1.31. Hexcel has a 1 year low of $58.81 and a 1 year high of $79.08.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 23rd. The aerospace company reported $0.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.44. The company had revenue of $472.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $468.93 million. Hexcel had a net margin of 5.52% and a return on equity of 8.97%. Hexcel’s quarterly revenue was up 3.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.50 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hexcel

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Hexcel by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 53,624 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $3,955,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares in the last quarter. Xponance Inc. lifted its holdings in Hexcel by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 10,251 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $756,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares in the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina lifted its holdings in Hexcel by 0.5% during the third quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 37,007 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $2,411,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Hexcel by 2.5% during the first quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 7,440 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $542,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bleakley Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in Hexcel by 6.9% during the first quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 2,915 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $212,000 after purchasing an additional 187 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.47% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Hexcel

In related news, Director Catherine A. Suever purchased 400 shares of Hexcel stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 3rd. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $68.33 per share, for a total transaction of $27,332.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 15,748 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,076,060.84. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. In other Hexcel news, CEO Tom Gentile acquired 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 1st. The shares were bought at an average price of $66.25 per share, with a total value of $993,750.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer now owns 15,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $993,750. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Catherine A. Suever acquired 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $68.33 per share, for a total transaction of $27,332.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 15,748 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,076,060.84. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders purchased 43,400 shares of company stock worth $2,820,322 over the last three months. 1.39% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hexcel Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 3rd were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 2nd. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.96%. Hexcel’s dividend payout ratio is presently 51.28%.

Hexcel Company Profile

Hexcel Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets carbon fibers, structural reinforcements, honeycomb structures, resins, and composite materials and parts for use in commercial aerospace, space and defense, and industrial applications. It operates through two segments, Composite Materials and Engineered Products.