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

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

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

Hexcel declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Monday, May 7th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 8.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Hexcel Co. (NYSE:HXL) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April, 23rd. The aerospace company reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' 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 net margin of 13.81% and a return on equity of 17.36%. The business's revenue was up 12.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.60 earnings per share. 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 EPS guidance of $2.96-$3.10 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus 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 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for Hexcel's stock. Their forecasts range from $54.00 to $82.00. On average, they expect Hexcel's share price to reach $71.2727 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.8% 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 coverage about HXL stock has trended somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. Accern rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Hexcel earned a news sentiment score of 0.11 on Accern's scale. They also gave news articles about the aerospace company an impact score of 48.55 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future.

Hexcel's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Scout Investments Inc. (0.54%), Trinity Street Asset Management LLP (0.54%), KAMES CAPITAL plc (0.35%), ELCO Management Co. LLC (0.11%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.04%) and Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB (0.02%). 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 Bank of Montreal Can. 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, Scout Investments Inc., Boston Advisors LLC, Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB, Contravisory Investment Management Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue and ELCO Management Co. LLC. 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 $69.34.

Hexcel has a market capitalization of $6.04 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]