NYSE:HXL - Hexcel Stock Price, Price Target & More

Hexcel trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HXL."

Hexcel declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, April 23rd. Investors of record on Friday, May 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.125 per share on Friday, May 11th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.72%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 3rd. View Hexcel's Dividend History.

Hexcel announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Monday, May 7th 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase $500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 8.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Hexcel Co. (NYSE:HXL) issued its earnings results on Monday, April, 23rd. The aerospace company reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.01. The aerospace company earned $540.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $510.73 million. Hexcel had a return on equity of 17.36% and a net margin of 13.81%. Hexcel's revenue for the quarter was up 12.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.60 EPS. View Hexcel's Earnings History.

Hexcel is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July, 23rd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Hexcel.

Hexcel issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Monday, April, 23rd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.96-$3.10 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $3.03. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.10-$2.20 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.15 billion.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Hexcel's stock. Their predictions range from $54.00 to $82.00. On average, they expect Hexcel's stock price to reach $71.2727 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Hexcel.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hexcel in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

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Media headlines about HXL stock have trended somewhat positive on Friday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Hexcel earned a news impact score of 0.15 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the aerospace company an impact score of 45.46 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.

Hexcel's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Channing Capital Management LLC (1.22%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.54%), Trinity Street Asset Management LLP (0.54%), KAMES CAPITAL plc (0.35%), ELCO Management Co. LLC (0.11%) and Fred Alger Management Inc. (0.05%). Company insiders that own Hexcel stock include David Charles Hill, Kimberly A Hendricks, Lynn Brubaker, Michael Canario, Nick L Stanage, Robert George Hennemuth, Thierry Merlot, Timothy Swords and Wayne C Pensky. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Hexcel.

HXL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fred Alger Management Inc., Channing Capital Management LLC, Bank of Montreal Can and Foundry Partners LLC. Company insiders that have sold Hexcel company stock in the last year include Kimberly A Hendricks, Lynn Brubaker, Nick L Stanage, Robert George Hennemuth, Thierry Merlot and Timothy Swords. View Insider Buying and Selling for Hexcel.

HXL stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Trinity Street Asset Management LLP, KAMES CAPITAL plc, Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC, Scout Investments Inc., Boston Advisors LLC, Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB, Contravisory Investment Management Inc. and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. View Insider Buying and Selling for Hexcel.

Shares of HXL can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of HXL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $69.12.

Hexcel has a market capitalization of $6.20 billion and generates $1.97 billion in revenue each year. The aerospace company earns $284 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.68 on an earnings per share basis. Hexcel employs 6,259 workers across the globe.

Hexcel's mailing address is TWO STAMFORD PLAZA 281 TRESSER BOULEVARD, STAMFORD CT, 06901. The aerospace company can be reached via phone at 203-969-0666 or via email at [email protected]