Brokerages Set Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) PT at $107.18

Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the sixteen analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, ten have assigned a hold recommendation and five have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $107.1818.

HXL has been the topic of a number of research reports. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $110.00 price target on shares of Hexcel in a research note on Sunday, August 2nd. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Hexcel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 16th. UBS Group increased their target price on Hexcel from $113.00 to $126.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and issued a $100.00 price objective on shares of Hexcel in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Hexcel from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Hexcel news, insider Gina Fitzsimons sold 9,675 shares of Hexcel stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.14, for a total transaction of $997,879.50. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 7,712 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $795,415.68. The trade was a 55.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 1.84% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hexcel

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Hexcel by 2.3% in the 1st quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 5,340 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $432,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares in the last quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division boosted its stake in shares of Hexcel by 7.1% in the 2nd quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 1,803 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $180,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Hexcel by 18.2% in the fourth quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 817 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $60,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its stake in shares of Hexcel by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 11,928 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $881,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares during the period. Finally, Parvin Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Hexcel by 16.3% during the 1st quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC now owns 1,035 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $84,000 after buying an additional 145 shares during the period. 95.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Hexcel Trading Down 1.5%

Hexcel stock opened at $92.48 on Tuesday. Hexcel has a 52 week low of $60.26 and a 52 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. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.47, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $101.23 and a 200 day moving average price of $92.37.

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

Hexcel Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 10th 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%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 10th. Hexcel’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 36.18%.

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.