Hexcel (HXL) Competitors $52.76 -0.91 (-1.70%) As of 10:56 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HXL vs. CW, TXT, HII, KTOS, AVAV, SPR, AIR, TGI, ATRO, and NPKShould you be buying Hexcel stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hexcel include Curtiss-Wright (CW), Textron (TXT), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), AeroVironment (AVAV), Spirit AeroSystems (SPR), AAR (AIR), Triumph Group (TGI), Astronics (ATRO), and National Presto Industries (NPK). These companies are all part of the "aerospace & defense" industry. Hexcel vs. Curtiss-Wright Textron Huntington Ingalls Industries Kratos Defense & Security Solutions AeroVironment Spirit AeroSystems AAR Triumph Group Astronics National Presto Industries Curtiss-Wright (NYSE:CW) and Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings. Which has higher earnings & valuation, CW or HXL? Curtiss-Wright has higher revenue and earnings than Hexcel. Hexcel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Curtiss-Wright, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCurtiss-Wright$3.21B4.92$404.98M$11.2437.35Hexcel$1.89B2.29$132.10M$1.5135.56 Does the media prefer CW or HXL? In the previous week, Curtiss-Wright had 17 more articles in the media than Hexcel. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Curtiss-Wright and 17 mentions for Hexcel. Curtiss-Wright's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Hexcel's score of 0.99 indicating that Curtiss-Wright is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Curtiss-Wright 26 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Hexcel 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CW or HXL more profitable? Curtiss-Wright has a net margin of 12.98% compared to Hexcel's net margin of 6.94%. Curtiss-Wright's return on equity of 17.11% beat Hexcel's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Curtiss-Wright12.98% 17.11% 8.70% Hexcel 6.94%10.66%6.00% Does the MarketBeat Community favor CW or HXL? Curtiss-Wright received 17 more outperform votes than Hexcel when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.11% of users gave Curtiss-Wright an outperform vote while only 63.56% of users gave Hexcel an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCurtiss-WrightOutperform Votes58966.11% Underperform Votes30233.89% HexcelOutperform Votes57263.56% Underperform Votes32836.44% Which has more risk & volatility, CW or HXL? Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hexcel has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CW or HXL a better dividend stock? Curtiss-Wright pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Hexcel pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Curtiss-Wright pays out 8.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hexcel pays out 45.0% 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. Curtiss-Wright has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years and Hexcel has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Do analysts recommend CW or HXL? Curtiss-Wright currently has a consensus target price of $377.43, suggesting a potential downside of 10.10%. Hexcel has a consensus target price of $61.20, suggesting a potential upside of 13.99%. Given Hexcel's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hexcel is more favorable than Curtiss-Wright.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Curtiss-Wright 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71Hexcel 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18 Do insiders & institutionals believe in CW or HXL? 82.7% of Curtiss-Wright shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Hexcel shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Curtiss-Wright shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Hexcel shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryCurtiss-Wright beats Hexcel on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hexcel News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HXL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart HXL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHexcelPlastics materials & resins IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.32B$6.49B$21.78B$19.70BDividend Yield1.26%3.37%1.20%3.84%P/E Ratio33.7723.6049.5535.13Price / Sales2.2991.465.9634.12Price / Cash17.7211.8929.9017.51Price / Book2.851.456.124.78Net Income$132.10M$111.77M$326.81M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.35%2.45%3.72%1.62%1 Month Performance6.11%12.22%22.60%13.00%1 Year Performance-23.75%-24.49%31.24%5.59% Hexcel Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HXLHexcel4.4968 of 5 stars$52.76-1.7%$61.20+16.0%-24.8%$4.24B$1.89B33.145,330Positive NewsGap UpCWCurtiss-Wright3.5403 of 5 stars$386.89+0.6%$377.43-2.4%+50.2%$14.57B$3.21B36.678,100Positive NewsDividend IncreaseTXTTextron3.8481 of 5 stars$76.87+6.2%$87.70+14.1%-14.5%$13.88B$13.87B17.8334,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionGap UpHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.0991 of 5 stars$229.92-0.7%$238.44+3.7%-10.7%$9.02B$11.46B16.4743,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionKTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions2.0605 of 5 stars$33.93+1.0%$36.75+8.3%+65.2%$5.21B$1.14B339.333,600AVAVAeroVironment3.2373 of 5 stars$167.13+1.0%$197.83+18.4%-14.1%$4.72B$742.56M96.051,210Positive NewsSPRSpirit AeroSystems1.7927 of 5 stars$36.90+0.5%$36.56-0.9%+21.5%$4.33B$6.14B-2.9718,200Positive NewsAIRAAR3.8657 of 5 stars$61.27+2.4%$80.20+30.9%-13.5%$2.21B$2.68B218.834,500Positive NewsTGITriumph Group3.1118 of 5 stars$25.62+0.1%$20.63-19.5%+70.7%$1.98B$1.24B3.566,040Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastATROAstronics2.2985 of 5 stars$29.19+6.1%$21.00-28.1%+46.0%$1.03B$816.29M-153.622,100News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNPKNational Presto Industries2.5972 of 5 stars$84.53+4.3%N/A+6.9%$603.88M$388.23M17.80900 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Curtiss-Wright Competitors Textron Competitors Huntington Ingalls Industries Competitors Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Competitors AeroVironment Competitors Spirit AeroSystems Competitors AAR Competitors Triumph Group Competitors Astronics Competitors National Presto Industries Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HXL) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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