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. Investors 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 0.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 3rd. View Hexcel's Dividend History.

Hexcel declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock 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 stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Hexcel Co. (NYSE:HXL) announced its 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 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%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 12.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last 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 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 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 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Hexcel's shares. Their forecasts range from $54.00 to $82.00. On average, they anticipate Hexcel's stock price to reach $71.2727 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Hexcel.

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News headlines about HXL stock have trended somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Hexcel earned a coverage optimism score of 0.18 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the aerospace company an impact score of 47.89 out of 100, meaning 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 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 acquired 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 $68.22.

Hexcel has a market capitalization of $6.33 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]