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$62.48 -0.96 (-1.51%)
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HXL vs. AL, BA, CW, HWM, ITT, RTX, TDG, TXT, AVAV, and KTOS

Should you be buying Hexcel stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hexcel include Air Lease (AL), Boeing (BA), Curtiss-Wright (CW), Howmet Aerospace (HWM), ITT (ITT), RTX (RTX), Transdigm Group (TDG), Textron (TXT), AeroVironment (AVAV), and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS).

Hexcel vs. Its Competitors

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) and Air Lease (NYSE:AL) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Air Lease has higher revenue and earnings than Hexcel. Air Lease is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hexcel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hexcel$1.88B2.65$132.10M$1.0857.85
Air Lease$2.73B2.45$427.70M$8.247.27

Hexcel has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Air Lease has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Hexcel presently has a consensus price target of $63.33, indicating a potential upside of 1.36%. Air Lease has a consensus price target of $59.50, indicating a potential downside of 0.68%. Given Hexcel's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Hexcel is more favorable than Air Lease.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hexcel
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.10
Air Lease
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

In the previous week, Hexcel had 2 more articles in the media than Air Lease. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Hexcel and 11 mentions for Air Lease. Hexcel's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Air Lease's score of 1.20 indicating that Hexcel is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hexcel
11 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Air Lease
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Hexcel pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Air Lease pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Hexcel pays out 63.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Air Lease pays out 10.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Hexcel has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Air Lease has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Air Lease is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

95.5% of Hexcel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of Air Lease shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Hexcel shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of Air Lease shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Air Lease has a net margin of 34.04% compared to Hexcel's net margin of 4.69%. Hexcel's return on equity of 9.76% beat Air Lease's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hexcel4.69% 9.76% 5.40%
Air Lease 34.04%7.99%1.92%

Summary

Air Lease beats Hexcel on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HXL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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HXL vs. The Competition

MetricHexcelAEROSP/DEF EQ IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$5.05B$17.73B$27.90B$21.28B
Dividend Yield1.09%0.78%0.96%3.54%
P/E Ratio57.85132.8578.6928.92
Price / Sales2.657.036.9250.95
Price / Cash17.5441.4332.7018.23
Price / Book3.317.669.114.69
Net Income$132.10M$274.75M$374.49M$995.89M
7 Day Performance2.08%2.09%2.35%2.23%
1 Month Performance2.17%0.10%-1.75%2.46%
1 Year Performance-2.08%67.12%41.95%10.46%

Hexcel Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HXL
Hexcel
3.2313 of 5 stars
$62.48
-1.5%
$63.33
+1.4%
-2.3%$5.05B$1.88B57.855,894Positive News
AL
Air Lease
4.8378 of 5 stars
$58.03
+1.3%
$59.50
+2.5%
+30.0%$6.49B$2.73B7.04150Positive News
BA
Boeing
3.057 of 5 stars
$232.48
-1.2%
$228.90
-1.5%
+29.6%$175.79B$66.52B-14.08172,000Trending News
CW
Curtiss-Wright
3.4232 of 5 stars
$492.92
+1.1%
$468.14
-5.0%
+54.5%$18.57B$3.12B41.608,800Positive News
HWM
Howmet Aerospace
4.3423 of 5 stars
$172.98
+1.0%
$172.13
-0.5%
+76.4%$69.73B$7.43B50.5823,930Positive News
ITT
ITT
4.3934 of 5 stars
$166.49
+0.7%
$179.22
+7.6%
+22.6%$12.99B$3.63B26.1811,700Positive News
RTX
RTX
4.2029 of 5 stars
$155.56
+1.0%
$158.67
+2.0%
+31.8%$208.22B$80.74B34.19186,000Positive News
TDG
Transdigm Group
4.5943 of 5 stars
$1,390.57
+0.2%
$1,624.69
+16.8%
+4.8%$78.36B$7.94B46.1516,600Positive News
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TXT
Textron
4.7232 of 5 stars
$79.22
+0.4%
$92.67
+17.0%
-10.2%$14.12B$13.70B17.9234,000Positive News
AVAV
AeroVironment
3.7747 of 5 stars
$247.13
+0.2%
$285.33
+15.5%
+29.9%$12.34B$820.63M159.441,475
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
2.6376 of 5 stars
$68.74
+0.4%
$57.64
-16.1%
+193.8%$11.60B$1.14B687.474,000Positive News

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This page (NYSE:HXL) was last updated on 8/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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