Zacks Research Issues Negative Forecast for Hexcel Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has reduced its Q3 2025 EPS estimate for Hexcel to $0.40 from a prior estimate of $0.46, while the consensus estimate for the full-year earnings is $2.14 per share.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $0.17 per share, yielding approximately 1.1%, with the ex-dividend date set for August 8th.
• As of now, Hexcel has an average rating of "Hold" among analysts, with a price target averaging $63.33 per share.

Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Hexcel in a report released on Thursday, August 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings of $0.40 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.46. The consensus estimate for Hexcel's current full-year earnings is $2.14 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hexcel's FY2025 earnings at $1.87 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.62 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on shares of Hexcel from $52.00 to $67.00 and gave the stock a "market perform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Hexcel from $60.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Hexcel from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, April 27th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of 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 lowered their price objective on shares of Hexcel from $73.00 to $67.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $63.33.

Hexcel Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSE HXL traded down $0.3620 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $61.2080. 824,154 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,184,014. Hexcel has a 1 year low of $45.28 and a 1 year high of $71.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.67, a PEG ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a quick ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The business has a 50 day moving average of $58.79 and a two-hundred day moving average of $56.91.

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

Hexcel Announces Dividend

The firm 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. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 8th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. Hexcel's dividend payout ratio is currently 62.96%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hexcel

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. State of Wyoming boosted its holdings in Hexcel by 1,216.6% during the second quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 6,886 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $389,000 after acquiring an additional 6,363 shares during the period. Nomura Holdings Inc. acquired a new stake in Hexcel in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $3,418,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in Hexcel by 21.7% in the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 924 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 165 shares during the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in Hexcel in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $351,000. Finally, Shay Capital LLC grew its holdings in Hexcel by 54.0% in the 2nd quarter. Shay Capital LLC now owns 20,100 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $1,135,000 after buying an additional 7,050 shares during the last quarter. 95.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.