FY2025 Earnings Estimate for Hexcel Issued By Zacks Research

Key Points

• Zacks Research has lowered its FY2025 earnings estimate for Hexcel to $1.86 per share, down from $1.87, while maintaining a "Hold" rating on the stock.
• Hexcel's stock is currently rated as a "Hold" by analysts, with a consensus price target of $65.00, while UBS Group upgraded its rating to "buy" with a new price target of $80.00.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.17 per share, representing an annualized yield of 1.0% and a payout ratio of 62.96%.

Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 EPS estimates for Hexcel in a report issued on Friday, September 5th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the aerospace company will earn $1.86 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $1.87. Zacks Research 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.61 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.37 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.73 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.05 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. UBS Group raised Hexcel from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $65.00 to $80.00 in a report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Hexcel from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $70.00 price target (up from $65.00) on shares of Hexcel in a report on Monday, July 28th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on Hexcel from $52.00 to $67.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Hexcel presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $65.00.

Hexcel Stock Down 1.0%

NYSE HXL traded down $0.62 during trading on Monday, hitting $61.97. The company's stock had a trading volume of 666,754 shares, compared to its average volume of 801,659. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 2.69 and a quick ratio of 1.50. The company has a market cap of $4.93 billion, a PE ratio of 57.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.38. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $61.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $56.82. Hexcel has a fifty-two week low of $45.28 and a fifty-two week high of $71.05.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hexcel

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH purchased a new position in shares of Hexcel in the second quarter valued at approximately $26,000. NewSquare Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Hexcel by 379.0% in the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 479 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 379 shares during the period. Park Place Capital Corp boosted its stake in shares of Hexcel by 65.1% in the second quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 497 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 196 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Hexcel in the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted its stake in shares of Hexcel by 325.0% in the second quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 493 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 377 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.47% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hexcel

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

Hexcel Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 15th. Investors of record on Friday, August 8th were given a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 8th. Hexcel's payout ratio is presently 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.