Compare Stocks: AVEX, HXL, LOAR, and VSEC

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
AVEX AEVEX	$17.08 +3.7%	$17.81	$13.07 ▼ $42.34	$1.95B	N/A	2.27 million shs	1.18 million shs
HXL Hexcel	$91.21 -0.8%	$100.34	$60.26 ▼ $111.74	$6.90B	1.05	1.11 million shs	540,722 shs
LOAR Loar	$67.56 -0.4%	$72.91	$53.15 ▼ $83.43	$6.33B	0.56	863,911 shs	882,539 shs
VSEC VSE	$206.72 +1.4%	$213.95	$154.67 ▼ $247.85	$5.80B	1.24	544,902 shs	337,013 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
AVEX AEVEX	0.00%	-6.19%	-26.40%	-25.54%	+1,652,999,900.00%
HXL Hexcel	0.00%	-0.71%	-10.91%	-1.11%	+41.84%
LOAR Loar	0.00%	-3.86%	-4.61%	+3.49%	-11.41%
VSEC VSE	0.00%	-2.29%	-6.54%	+14.16%	+22.66%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
AVEX AEVEX	$17.08 +3.7%	$17.81	$13.07 ▼ $42.34	$1.95B	N/A	2.27 million shs	1.18 million shs
HXL Hexcel	$91.21 -0.8%	$100.34	$60.26 ▼ $111.74	$6.90B	1.05	1.11 million shs	540,722 shs
LOAR Loar	$67.56 -0.4%	$72.91	$53.15 ▼ $83.43	$6.33B	0.56	863,911 shs	882,539 shs
VSEC VSE	$206.72 +1.4%	$213.95	$154.67 ▼ $247.85	$5.80B	1.24	544,902 shs	337,013 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
AVEX AEVEX	0.00%	-6.19%	-26.40%	-25.54%	+1,652,999,900.00%
HXL Hexcel	0.00%	-0.71%	-10.91%	-1.11%	+41.84%
LOAR Loar	0.00%	-3.86%	-4.61%	+3.49%	-11.41%
VSEC VSE	0.00%	-2.29%	-6.54%	+14.16%	+22.66%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
AVEX AEVEX	2.67	Moderate Buy	$33.89	98.41% Upside
HXL Hexcel	2.27	Hold	$107.18	17.51% Upside
LOAR Loar	2.86	Moderate Buy	$88.00	30.25% Upside
VSEC VSE	2.83	Moderate Buy	$252.22	22.01% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest AVEX, HXL, LOAR, and VSEC Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/3/2026	LOAR Loar	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold ➝ Strong-Buy
9/2/2026	AVEX AEVEX	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$20.00
9/2/2026	AVEX AEVEX	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Neutral	$20.00
8/14/2026	AVEX AEVEX	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Sell (D)
8/13/2026	VSEC VSE	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Buy	$263.00 ➝ $280.00
8/13/2026	AVEX AEVEX	Needham & Company LLC Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$45.00
8/11/2026	VSEC VSE	Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Buy	$280.00 ➝ $290.00
8/10/2026	VSEC VSE	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
8/10/2026	VSEC VSE	Stifel Nicolaus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Buy	$245.00 ➝ $260.00
8/9/2026	LOAR Loar	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$88.00
8/9/2026	VSEC VSE	Jefferies Financial Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$275.00

(Data available from 9/8/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
AVEX AEVEX	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HXL Hexcel	$1.89B	3.64	$3.44 per share	26.51	$16.49 per share	5.53
LOAR Loar	$496.28M	12.76	$1.49 per share	45.32	$12.55 per share	5.38
VSEC VSE	$1.11B	5.22	$5.48 per share	37.72	$62.45 per share	3.31

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
AVEX AEVEX	N/A	$0.32	53.38	25.12	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HXL Hexcel	$109.40M	$1.99	45.83	26.67	1.31	7.76%	12.34%	6.08%	10/28/2026 (Estimated)
LOAR Loar	$72.15M	$0.72	93.84	44.74	N/A	11.60%	9.37%	5.39%	11/11/2026 (Estimated)
VSEC VSE	$11.70M	$3.12	66.26	26.37	0.83	6.17%	6.71%	4.76%	10/26/2026 (Estimated)

Latest AVEX, HXL, LOAR, and VSEC Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
8/12/2026	Q2 2026	AVEX AEVEX	$0.06	$0.01	-$0.05	$0.01	$155.15 million	$201.79 million
8/6/2026	Q2 2026	LOAR Loar	$0.3106	$0.38	+$0.0694	$0.18	$162.80 million	$171.58 million
8/5/2026	Q2 2026	VSEC VSE	$0.9340	$1.75	+$0.8160	$0.91	$425.03 million	$449.14 million
7/29/2026	Q2 2026	HXL Hexcel	$0.5740	$0.66	+$0.0860	$0.64	$528.08 million	$529.30 million

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	5-Year Annualized Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
AVEX AEVEX	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
HXL Hexcel	$0.72	0.79%	+31.95%	36.18%	3 Years
LOAR Loar	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
VSEC VSE	$0.40	0.19%	+2.13%	12.82%	N/A

Latest AVEX, HXL, LOAR, and VSEC Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/4/2026	VSEC VSE	quarterly	$0.10	0.18%	10/15/2026	10/15/2026	10/29/2026
7/29/2026	HXL Hexcel	quarterly	$0.18	0.72%	8/10/2026	8/10/2026	8/17/2026

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
AVEX AEVEX	1.15	5.66	5.50
HXL Hexcel	0.74	2.43	1.37
LOAR Loar	0.79	4.91	3.24
VSEC VSE	0.31	3.77	1.30

Compare Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
AVEX AEVEX	N/A
HXL Hexcel	95.47%
LOAR Loar	N/A
VSEC VSE	91.54%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
AVEX AEVEX	N/A
HXL Hexcel	1.84%
LOAR Loar	20.10%
VSEC VSE	1.80%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
AVEX AEVEX	N/A	114.04 million	N/A	N/A
HXL Hexcel	5,563	75.62 million	74.23 million	Optionable
LOAR Loar	1,700	93.69 million	74.86 million	Optionable
VSEC VSE	1,600	28.06 million	27.55 million	Optionable

AVEX, HXL, LOAR, and VSEC Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

Wellington Management Group LLP Takes $13.16 Million Position in VSE Corporation $VSEC

September 8 at 5:03 AM | marketbeat.com

Analysts Set VSE Corporation (NASDAQ:VSEC) Price Target at $252.22

September 6 at 2:58 AM | americanbankingnews.com

A Record Quarter Raises The Stakes For VSE Corp. (VSEC)

September 4, 2026 | insidermonkey.com

Block deal alert! Gland Pharma shares fall 3% as 1.2 crore shares change hands in 2 block deals; promoter Fosun likely seller

September 3, 2026 | economictimes.indiatimes.com

Unpacking Q2 earnings: VSE Corporation (NASDAQ:VSEC) in the context of other maintenance and repair distributors stocks

September 3, 2026 | msn.com

VSE buys Atech, sole-source shop for PT6 and JT15D repairs

September 3, 2026 | globalair.comG

VSE Corporation Announces September 2026 Investor Conference Schedule

September 3, 2026 | businesswire.com

Jupiter Topco LLC Purchases New Shares in VSE Corporation $VSEC

September 3, 2026 | marketbeat.com

VSE Corporation: Transition To Pure Aviation MRO More Than Pays Off

September 2, 2026 | seekingalpha.com

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Invests $3.33 Million in VSE Corporation $VSEC

September 2, 2026 | marketbeat.com

VSE Corporation (NASDAQ:VSEC) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

September 1, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Moore Capital Management LP Reduces Position in VSE Corporation $VSEC

September 1, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Corient Private Wealth LP Invests $4.95 Million in VSE Corporation $VSEC

September 1, 2026 | marketbeat.com

4,900 Shares in VSE Corporation $VSEC Purchased by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

September 1, 2026 | marketbeat.com

American Defense Systems (OTCMKTS:ADFS) versus VSE (NASDAQ:VSEC) Critical Survey

September 1, 2026 | americanbankingnews.com

VSE Corporation Acquires Atech Turbine Components

August 31, 2026 | businesswire.com

Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC Raises Stake in VSE Corporation $VSEC

August 31, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Legal & General Group Plc Invests $14.34 Million in VSE Corporation $VSEC

August 31, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Grandeur Peak Global Advisors LLC Makes New $1.59 Million Investment in VSE Corporation $VSEC

August 28, 2026 | marketbeat.com

81,931 Shares in VSE Corporation $VSEC Acquired by Freestone Grove Partners LP

August 28, 2026 | marketbeat.com

193,011 Shares in VSE Corporation $VSEC Bought by Bank of New York Mellon Corp

August 28, 2026 | marketbeat.com

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AVEX, HXL, LOAR, and VSEC Company Descriptions

AEVEX NYSE:AVEX

$17.08 +0.61 (+3.70%)

As of 03:58 PM Eastern

AEVEX Corp. is a holding company which designs, manufactures and provides autonomous systems and navigation technologies. The company's operating segment includes tactical systems and global solutions. AEVEX Corp. is based in Solana Beach, California.

Hexcel NYSE:HXL

$91.21 -0.77 (-0.84%)

Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$91.34 +0.13 (+0.15%)

As of 07:30 PM Eastern

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. The Composite Materials segment manufactures and markets fabrics, multi-axials, specialty reinforcements, prepregs and other fiber-reinforced matrix materials, structural adhesives, molding compounds, tooling materials, polyurethane systems, and laminates that are used in military and commercial aircraft, wind turbine blades, recreational products, and other industrial applications, as well as in automotive, marine, and rail transportation. The Engineered Products segment manufactures and markets aircraft structures and finished aircraft components, including wing to body fairings, wing panels, flight deck panels, door liners, rotorcraft blades, spars, and tip caps; and aircraft structural sub-components and semi-finished components used in rotorcraft blades, engine nacelles, and aircraft surfaces, such as flaps, wings, elevators, and fairings; and RF interference control products for military and aerospace applications. This segment also provides interference control materials, structural composites, and services; dielectric absorber foams; magnetic absorbers; and thermoplastics for commercial and defense applications. The company sells its products directly through its managers, product managers, and sales personnel, as well as through independent distributors in the Americas, Europe, the Asia Pacific, India, and Africa. Hexcel Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

Loar NYSE:LOAR

$67.56 -0.29 (-0.42%)

Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$67.81 +0.25 (+0.36%)

As of 07:30 PM Eastern

Loar Holdings Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets aerospace and defense components for aircraft, and aerospace and defense systems in the United States and internationally. It offers products in various categories, which include airframe components, structural components, avionics, composites, braking system components, de-ice and ice protection, electro-mechanical, engineered materials, flight controls, fluid and motion controls, environmental, metal forming, molded components, and restraints and safety devices. The company also provides auto throttles, lap-belt airbags, two-and three-point seat belts, water purification systems, fire barriers, polyimide washers and bushings, latches, hold-open and tie rods, temperature and fluid sensors and switches, carbon and metallic brake discs, fluid and pneumatic-based ice protection, RAM air components, sealing solutions, actuation devices, and others. It primarily serves commercial, business jet and general aviation, and defense markets. Loar Holdings Inc. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in White Plains, New York.

VSE NASDAQ:VSEC

$206.72 +2.81 (+1.38%)

Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$206.77 +0.05 (+0.02%)

As of 07:30 PM Eastern

VSE Corporation operates as a diversified aftermarket products and services company in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Aviation and Fleet. The Aviation segment provides aftermarket parts supply and distribution; maintenance, repair, and overhaul services for components and engine accessories supporting commercial, business, and general aviation operators. This segment serves commercial airlines, regional airlines, cargo transporters, MRO integrators and providers, aviation manufacturers, corporate and private aircraft owners, and fixed-base operators. The Fleet segment offers parts supply, inventory management, e-commerce fulfillment, logistics, supply chain support, and other services to support the commercial aftermarket medium- and heavy-duty truck market. This segment also provides sale of vehicle parts and supply chain services to support client truck fleets, as well as sustainment solutions and managed inventory services to government and commercial truck fleets. VSE Corporation was incorporated in 1959 and is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.

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