Seaport Res Ptn Issues Negative Estimate for Hexcel Earnings

Hexcel Co. (NYSE:HXL - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Hexcel in a research note issued on Tuesday, June 3rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst R. Safran now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings of $0.49 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.63. The consensus estimate for Hexcel's current full-year earnings is $2.14 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Hexcel's FY2025 earnings at $1.89 EPS.

HXL has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price target on Hexcel from $70.00 to $62.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. UBS Group reduced their price target on Hexcel from $53.00 to $51.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. TD Cowen upgraded Hexcel to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Hexcel from $55.00 to $53.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, Truist Financial cut their target price on Hexcel from $73.00 to $67.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Hexcel has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $61.20.

Hexcel Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of NYSE HXL traded up $0.53 during trading on Friday, reaching $56.38. The company had a trading volume of 1,181,783 shares, compared to its average volume of 989,335. The company's fifty day moving average price is $51.86 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.90. Hexcel has a 12 month low of $45.28 and a 12 month high of $71.05. The stock has a market cap of $4.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.46, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 2.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 21st. The aerospace company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.43 by ($0.06). Hexcel had a net margin of 6.94% and a return on equity of 10.66%. The company had revenue of $456.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $482.18 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.44 EPS.

Hexcel Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 9th. Investors of record on Friday, May 2nd were paid a dividend of $0.17 per share. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.21%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 2nd. Hexcel's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 45.03%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HXL. Barclays PLC raised its stake in Hexcel by 32.1% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 70,023 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $4,330,000 after buying an additional 17,011 shares during the period. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Hexcel by 17.8% in the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 4,713 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $296,000 after purchasing an additional 713 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its stake in shares of Hexcel by 308.4% in the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 33,001 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $2,069,000 after purchasing an additional 24,920 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers raised its stake in shares of Hexcel by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 232,767 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $14,594,000 after purchasing an additional 3,084 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Manchester Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Hexcel by 100.0% in the fourth quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 840 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 420 shares during the last quarter. 95.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Hexcel Company Profile

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.