Hexcel (HXL) Competitors $56.53 -0.79 (-1.38%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$56.54 +0.01 (+0.01%) As of 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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 superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, dividends and profitability. Does the media refer more to CW or HXL? In the previous week, Curtiss-Wright had 4 more articles in the media than Hexcel. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Curtiss-Wright and 17 mentions for Hexcel. Curtiss-Wright's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Hexcel's score of -0.03 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 11 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Hexcel 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer CW or HXL? Curtiss-Wright currently has a consensus target price of $418.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.52%. Hexcel has a consensus target price of $61.20, indicating a potential upside of 8.26%. Given Hexcel's higher probable 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 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 believe in CW or HXL? Curtiss-Wright received 20 more outperform votes than Hexcel when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.22% of users gave Curtiss-Wright an outperform vote while only 63.56% of users gave Hexcel an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCurtiss-WrightOutperform Votes59266.22% Underperform Votes30233.78% HexcelOutperform Votes57263.56% Underperform Votes32836.44% 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 1.2%. 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. Which has more volatility & risk, CW or HXL? Curtiss-Wright has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hexcel has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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$3.21B5.35$404.98M$11.2440.65Hexcel$1.89B2.41$132.10M$1.5137.44 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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$4.55B$6.67B$22.01B$19.81BDividend Yield1.22%3.43%1.13%3.85%P/E Ratio35.5524.2050.3435.71Price / Sales2.41114.745.9545.94Price / Cash17.7211.8929.9017.52Price / Book3.001.576.244.84Net Income$132.10M$111.77M$326.81M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.57%3.02%2.62%2.35%1 Month Performance9.30%11.40%14.02%5.86%1 Year Performance-14.57%-16.78%38.28%14.72% Hexcel Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HXLHexcel3.6542 of 5 stars$56.53-1.4%$61.20+8.3%-13.9%$4.55B$1.89B35.555,330Analyst RevisionCWCurtiss-Wright2.9979 of 5 stars$443.58+0.8%$404.29-8.9%+69.5%$16.70B$3.21B42.058,100Analyst ForecastTXTTextron3.5394 of 5 stars$73.49-0.7%$87.70+19.3%-9.9%$13.27B$13.87B17.0534,000HIIHuntington Ingalls Industries3.9381 of 5 stars$222.970.0%$236.38+6.0%-8.4%$8.75B$11.46B15.9743,000KTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions1.8431 of 5 stars$38.04+3.1%$36.75-3.4%+99.2%$5.84B$1.16B380.443,600AVAVAeroVironment2.4802 of 5 stars$180.41+1.3%$197.83+9.7%-3.2%$5.09B$742.56M103.681,210SPRSpirit AeroSystems1.1499 of 5 stars$37.85+1.3%$36.56-3.4%+29.3%$4.44B$6.14B-3.0518,200Positive NewsAIRAAR2.6098 of 5 stars$62.22+1.3%$80.20+28.9%+0.4%$2.25B$2.68B222.224,500TGITriumph Group3.0586 of 5 stars$25.780.0%$20.63-20.0%+72.6%$2.00B$1.26B3.586,040Positive NewsATROAstronics1.4806 of 5 stars$31.85+2.0%$21.00-34.1%+77.4%$1.13B$816.29M-167.622,100Positive NewsNPKNational Presto Industries2.3166 of 5 stars$85.66+0.0%N/A+28.1%$612.19M$415.21M18.03900News CoveragePositive News 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 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?While everyone's distracted by Bitcoin's moves, a stealth revolution is underway. 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