Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Hexcel Q1 Earnings

Key Points

• Analysts at Zacks Research have increased their Q1 2026 earnings estimate for Hexcel to $0.44 per share, slightly up from the previous estimate of $0.43, while maintaining a "Hold" rating on the stock.
• Hexcel's share price target has seen various adjustments from analysts, with Royal Bank of Canada increasing their target to $70, while UBS Group upgraded their rating to "Buy" and raised their target to $80.
• The company recently paid a quarterly dividend of $0.17, translating to an annualized dividend yield of 1.0%, with a payout ratio of 62.96%.

Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Hexcel in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 7th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $0.44 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.43. Zacks Research currently has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hexcel's current full-year earnings is $2.14 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hexcel's Q2 2026 earnings at $0.62 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.75 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.41 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.74 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.07 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Hexcel from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $70.00 price target (up from $65.00) on shares of Hexcel in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Hexcel in a research report on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "hold" rating and set a $65.00 price target on shares of Hexcel in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, UBS Group raised shares of Hexcel from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $65.00 to $80.00 in a research report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Hexcel currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $65.56.

Hexcel Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE HXL opened at $65.58 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $62.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $57.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 2.69 and a quick ratio of 1.50. Hexcel has a 12 month low of $45.28 and a 12 month high of $71.05. The company has a market cap of $5.22 billion, a PE ratio of 60.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.33.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The aerospace company reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.04. Hexcel had a net margin of 4.69% and a return on equity of 9.76%. The firm had revenue of $489.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $482.20 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.60 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. Hexcel has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.850-2.050 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Hexcel

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its position in Hexcel by 1,918.9% in the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 2,178,259 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $123,050,000 after buying an additional 2,070,366 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its position in Hexcel by 103.8% in the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 2,759,673 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $155,894,000 after buying an additional 1,405,538 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in Hexcel in the 2nd quarter valued at about $57,697,000. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC grew its position in Hexcel by 416.9% in the 1st quarter. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC now owns 1,166,489 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $63,877,000 after buying an additional 940,839 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. bought a new position in Hexcel in the 2nd quarter valued at about $48,694,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.47% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Hexcel

In related news, insider Thierry Merlot sold 8,897 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.86, for a total value of $568,162.42. Following the sale, the insider owned 51,308 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,276,528.88. This trade represents a 14.78% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Gina Fitzsimons sold 911 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.00, for a total transaction of $59,215.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 4,283 shares in the company, valued at approximately $278,395. This trade represents a 17.54% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.39% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hexcel Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 8th were issued a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 8th. Hexcel's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 62.96%.

About Hexcel

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.

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