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$2.36 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees6,977
Next Earnings Date4/28/2020 (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 declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, February 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.17 per share on Friday, February 21st. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.05%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 13th. View Hexcel's Dividend History.
How will Hexcel's stock buyback program work?
Hexcel announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program on Monday, May 7th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 8.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
How were Hexcel's earnings last quarter?
Hexcel Co. (NYSE:HXL) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February, 3rd. The aerospace company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.02. The aerospace company had revenue of $564.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $591.17 million. Hexcel had a return on equity of 21.39% and a net margin of 13.02%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up .6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.82 earnings per share. View Hexcel's Earnings History.
When is Hexcel's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for HXL?
12 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for Hexcel's stock. Their forecasts range from $62.00 to $91.00. On average, they expect Hexcel's share price to reach $80.42 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 24.4% from the stock's current price. 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 2 sell ratings, 6 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Hexcel.
Has Hexcel been receiving favorable news coverage?
News articles about HXL stock have trended negative on Saturday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Hexcel earned a coverage optimism score of -2.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the aerospace company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Hexcel.
Are investors shorting Hexcel?
Hexcel saw a drop in short interest during the month of February. As of February 14th, there was short interest totalling 3,420,000 shares, a drop of 14.1% from the January 30th total of 3,980,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 803,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.3 days. Currently, 4.1% of the company's stock are short sold. View Hexcel's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Hexcel's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Hexcel include Boeing (BA), United Technologies (UTX), Honeywell International (HON), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Northrop Grumman (NOC), Raytheon (RTN), General Dynamics (GD), TransDigm Group (TDG), Rockwell Collins (COL), Heico (HEI), Teledyne Technologies (TDY), Textron (TXT), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Spirit AeroSystems (SPR) and Curtiss-Wright (CW).
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 number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Alliancebernstein L.P. (3.85%), Earnest Partners LLC (3.42%), State Street Corp (2.87%), Eagle Asset Management Inc. (2.79%), Bank of America Corp DE (2.58%) and Eaton Vance Management (2.22%). Company insiders that own Hexcel stock include Brett Raymond Schneider, Gail E Lehman, Jeffrey A Graves, Kimberly A Hendricks, Nick L Stanage, Robert George Hennemuth, Thierry Merlot and Timothy Swords. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Hexcel.
Which major investors are selling Hexcel stock?
HXL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Victory Capital Management Inc., TD Asset Management Inc., KAMES CAPITAL plc, Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS, Scout Investments Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Trinity Street Asset Management LLP and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 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 major investors are buying Hexcel stock?
HXL stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Eaton Vance Management, Anchor Capital Advisors LLC, Earnest Partners LLC, Alliancebernstein L.P., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Sarasin & Partners LLP, Schroder Investment Management Group and First Trust Advisors LP. 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 $64.63.
How big of a company is Hexcel?
Hexcel has a market capitalization of $5.39 billion and generates $2.36 billion in revenue each year. The aerospace company earns $306.60 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.54 on an earnings per share basis. Hexcel employs 6,977 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 BLVD. 16TH FLOOR, 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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