Hexcel (HXL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Hexcel Corporation is an advanced materials company that develops and manufactures lightweight, high-performance composite materials and structural components. Its products are designed to improve strength, durability, fuel efficiency, and performance across demanding applications.

The company’s portfolio includes carbon fiber, fiberglass, specialty reinforcements, prepregs, adhesives, honeycomb materials, engineered core products, and composite structures. These materials and components are used in commercial aircraft, military and space systems, helicopters, wind turbine blades, and various industrial applications.

Hexcel serves customers worldwide through manufacturing, research, and distribution operations in North America, Europe, Asia, and other international markets. The company traces its origins to the development of advanced composite materials in the mid-20th century and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $78.02 to $80.63
• 50-Day Range: $79.45 to $102.95
• 52-Week Range: $67.38 to $111.74
• Volume: 1.98 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.24 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.01 billion
• P/E Ratio: 35.63
• Dividend Yield: 0.91%
• Price Target: $101.67
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Hexcel Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Hexcel scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 206th out of 649 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Hexcel has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Hexcel has a consensus price target of $101.67, representing about 28.0% upside from its current price of $79.45.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Hexcel has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 43.88%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Hexcel are expected to grow by 43.88% in the coming year, from $2.37 to $3.41 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Hexcel is 35.63, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 35.86.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Hexcel is 35.63, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 23.44.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Hexcel has a PEG Ratio of 1.12. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Hexcel has a P/B Ratio of 4.54. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.45% of the float of Hexcel has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Hexcel has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.89.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Hexcel has recently increased by 8.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Hexcel has a dividend yield of 0.89%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Hexcel has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Hexcel is 36.18%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Hexcel will have a dividend payout ratio of 21.11% next year. This indicates that Hexcel will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.38

News Sentiment

Hexcel has a news sentiment score of 0.38. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 36 news articles for Hexcel this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for HXL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Hexcel to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Hexcel insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,271,530.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.84% of the stock of Hexcel is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.47% of the stock of Hexcel is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/17 Dividend: 8/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/17 Dividend: 8/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/17/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/21/2026
• Today: 10/24/2026
• Record date for 11/9 Dividend: 11/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/9 Dividend: 11/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/09/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Sub-Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HXL
• CIK: 717605
• Web: www.hexcel.com
• Phone: (203) 969-0666
• Fax: 203-358-3977
• Employees: 5,563
• Year Founded: 1948

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Hexcel: $101.67
• High Price Target: $120.00
• Low Price Target: $90.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +28.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.99
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 35.63
• Forward P/E Ratio: 33.52
• P/E Growth: 1.12
• Net Income: $109.40 million
• Net Margins: 8.50%
• Pretax Margin: 9.87%
• Return on Equity: 13.57%
• Return on Assets: 6.41%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.71
• Current Ratio: 2.57
• Quick Ratio: 1.37

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.89 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.18
• Cash Flow: $3.39 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 23.43
• Book Value: $17.50 per share
• Price / Book: 4.54

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 75,700,000
• Free Float: 74,232,000
• Market Cap: $6.01 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.10