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 is Thursday, May 3rd. View Hexcel's Dividend History.

Hexcel announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Monday, May 7th 2018, which permits the company to repurchase $500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy up to 8.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Hexcel Co. (NYSE:HXL) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April, 23rd. The aerospace company reported $0.68 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.01. The aerospace company earned $540.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $510.73 million. Hexcel had a return on equity of 17.36% and a net margin of 13.81%. Hexcel's quarterly revenue was up 12.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm 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 updated 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 earnings per share 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 forecasts 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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News stories about HXL stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern identifies positive and negative media 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 coverage optimism score of 0.16 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the aerospace company an impact score of 46.25 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future.

Hexcel's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional 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 $69.11.

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]