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. 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 0.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 3rd. View Hexcel's Dividend History.

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

Hexcel Co. (NYSE:HXL) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April, 23rd. The aerospace company reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.67 by $0.01. The aerospace company had revenue of $540.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $510.73 million. Hexcel had a net margin of 13.81% and a return on equity of 17.36%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 12.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior 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 (EPS) 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 brokers have issued 1-year price targets for Hexcel's shares. Their forecasts range from $54.00 to $82.00. On average, they anticipate Hexcel's share price to reach $71.2727 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Hexcel.

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News articles about HXL stock have been trending somewhat positive on Monday, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. 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 media sentiment score of 0.16 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media stories about the aerospace company an impact score of 45.82 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

Hexcel's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (6.27%), Epoch Investment Partners Inc. (3.21%), Earnest Partners LLC (3.14%), Eagle Asset Management Inc. (2.44%), Eaton Vance Management (1.72%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.69%). 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 Carillon Tower Advisers Inc., Ownership Capital B.V., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Victory Capital Management Inc., Stifel Financial Corp, Epoch Investment Partners Inc. and Crawford Investment Counsel Inc.. 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 Artisan Partners Limited Partnership, Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC, BlackRock Inc., GW&K Investment Management LLC, Summit Trail Advisors LLC, Monarch Partners Asset Management LLC, Scout Investments Inc. and Eagle Asset Management Inc.. 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 $65.85.

Hexcel has a market capitalization of $5.99 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]