Hexcel Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets structural materials for use in commercial aerospace, space and defense, and industrial markets. It operates in two segments, Composite Materials and Engineered Products. The Composite Materials segment manufactures and markets carbon fibers, fabrics and specialty reinforcements, prepregs and other fiber-reinforced matrix materials, structural adhesives, honeycomb, molding compounds, tooling materials, polyurethane systems, and laminates that are used in military and commercial aircraft, wind turbine blades, recreational products, and other industrial applications, as well as in cars, boats, and trains.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Plastics materials & resins
Sub-IndustryAerospace & Defense
SectorAerospace
Phone203-969-0666
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$2.19 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees6,626
Next Earnings Date10/28/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Hexcel's stock symbol?
Hexcel trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HXL."
How often does Hexcel pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Hexcel?
Hexcel announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 22nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.17 per share on Friday, August 9th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.82%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 1st. This is a boost from Hexcel's previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. View Hexcel's Dividend History.
How will Hexcel's stock buyback program work?
Hexcel announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Monday, May 7th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy up to 8.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.
How were Hexcel's earnings last quarter?
Hexcel Co. (NYSE:HXL) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July, 22nd. The aerospace company reported $0.94 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.06. The aerospace company earned $609 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $606.03 million. Hexcel had a net margin of 12.90% and a return on equity of 21.45%. Hexcel's revenue for the quarter was up 11.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.75 EPS. View Hexcel's Earnings History.
When is Hexcel's next earnings date?
What guidance has Hexcel issued on next quarter's earnings?
Hexcel issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Monday, July, 22nd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $3.43-3.53 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $3.50. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.375-2.475 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.43 billion.
What price target have analysts set for HXL?
12 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for Hexcel's stock. Their predictions range from $71.57 to $94.00. On average, they expect Hexcel's stock price to reach $80.5973 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.9%. View Analyst Price Targets for Hexcel.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Hexcel?
12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hexcel in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Hexcel.
Has Hexcel been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media stories about HXL stock have trended somewhat negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Hexcel earned a daily sentiment score of -1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the aerospace company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Hexcel.
Are investors shorting Hexcel?
Hexcel saw a decrease in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,227,300 shares, a decrease of 9.7% from the July 31st total of 2,465,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 503,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.4 days. Approximately 2.6% of the company's shares are short sold. View Hexcel's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Hexcel's key competitors?
What other stocks do shareholders of Hexcel own?
Who are Hexcel's key executives?
Hexcel's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Nick L. Stanage, Chairman, Pres & CEO (Age 60)
- Mr. Patrick Joseph Winterlich, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 49)
- Ms. Gail Eileen Lehman, Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 59)
- Mr. Robert G. Hennemuth, Exec. VP of HR & Communications (Age 63)
- Mr. Thierry Philippe Merlot, Pres of Aerospace, Europe, Middle East & Asia Pacific (Age 59)
Who are Hexcel's major shareholders?
Hexcel's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (8.83%), BlackRock Inc. (6.27%), BlackRock Inc. (6.27%), Earnest Partners LLC (3.11%), Eagle Asset Management Inc. (2.71%) and Carillon Tower Advisers Inc. (2.39%). Company insiders that own Hexcel stock include Brett Raymond Schneider, Gail E Lehman, Jeffrey A Graves, Kimberly A Hendricks, Lynn Brubaker, Nick L Stanage, Robert George Hennemuth, Thierry Merlot and Timothy Swords. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Hexcel.
Which institutional investors are selling Hexcel stock?
HXL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Ingalls & Snyder LLC, Quest Capital Management Inc. ADV, Schroder Investment Management Group, Jennison Associates LLC, Jennison Associates LLC, Earnest Partners LLC, Capital Bank & Trust Co and Hahn Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Hexcel company stock in the last year include Brett Raymond Schneider, Gail E Lehman, Kimberly A Hendricks, Nick L Stanage, Robert George Hennemuth, Thierry Merlot and Timothy Swords. View Insider Buying and Selling for Hexcel.
Which institutional investors are buying Hexcel stock?
HXL stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Atlanta Capital Management Co. L L C, Invesco Ltd., TimesSquare Capital Management LLC, Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., BlackRock Inc. and BlackRock Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Hexcel.
How do I buy shares of 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Hexcel's stock price today?
One share of HXL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $83.02.
How big of a company is Hexcel?
Hexcel has a market capitalization of $7.06 billion and generates $2.19 billion in revenue each year. The aerospace company earns $276.60 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.05 on an earnings per share basis. Hexcel employs 6,626 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Hexcel.
What is Hexcel's official website?
How can I contact Hexcel?
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]
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