Hexcel (HXL) Competitors $62.06 +0.11 (+0.18%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$62.11 +0.05 (+0.08%) As of 04:10 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. AL, BA, CW, HWM, ITT, RTX, TXT, AVAV, KTOS, and HIIShould 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), Textron (TXT), AeroVironment (AVAV), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), and Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII). Hexcel vs. Its Competitors Air Lease Boeing Curtiss-Wright Howmet Aerospace ITT RTX Textron AeroVironment Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Huntington Ingalls Industries Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) and Air Lease (NYSE:AL) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends. Do institutionals and insiders believe in HXL or AL? 95.5% of Hexcel shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of Air Lease shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Hexcel shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of Air Lease shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is HXL or AL more profitable? 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% Which has more volatility and risk, HXL or AL? Hexcel has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Air Lease has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HXL or AL? 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 RatioHexcel$1.90B2.59$132.10M$1.0857.46Air Lease$2.87B2.47$427.70M$8.247.71 Is HXL or AL a better dividend stock? 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 1.4%. 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 raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Air Lease has raised 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. Does the media prefer HXL or AL? In the previous week, Air Lease had 3 more articles in the media than Hexcel. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Air Lease and 9 mentions for Hexcel. Hexcel's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Air Lease's score of 1.29 indicating that Hexcel is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hexcel 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Air Lease 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer HXL or AL? Hexcel currently has a consensus target price of $65.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.74%. Air Lease has a consensus target price of $60.29, suggesting a potential downside of 5.15%. Given Hexcel's higher possible upside, 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) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18Air Lease 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 SummaryAir Lease beats Hexcel on 11 of the 19 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 ExcelMetricHexcelAEROSP/DEF EQ IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.94B$18.73B$28.59B$21.50BDividend Yield1.10%0.75%0.92%3.49%P/E Ratio57.46141.5683.7529.84Price / Sales2.597.807.1951.80Price / Cash17.1343.0333.2218.13Price / Book3.298.159.894.65Net Income$132.10M$288.29M$379.65M$999.94M7 Day Performance-3.63%3.07%2.02%0.79%1 Month Performance0.32%4.72%2.67%4.54%1 Year Performance2.01%76.14%46.71%16.77% Hexcel Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HXLHexcel3.9546 of 5 stars$62.06+0.2%$65.00+4.7%+1.9%$4.94B$1.90B57.465,894Positive NewsALAir Lease4.9073 of 5 stars$63.680.0%$60.29-5.3%+45.5%$7.12B$2.87B7.73150Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBABoeing3.4354 of 5 stars$230.89+0.6%$230.77-0.1%+37.9%$174.59B$66.52B-13.99172,000Analyst ForecastCWCurtiss-Wright4.1733 of 5 stars$483.55+0.4%$468.14-3.2%+64.5%$18.22B$3.12B40.818,800Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionHWMHowmet Aerospace3.9598 of 5 stars$179.32+0.6%$172.13-4.0%+95.2%$72.29B$7.43B52.4323,930Positive NewsITTITT4.4211 of 5 stars$173.12+1.3%$182.78+5.6%+31.3%$13.50B$3.63B27.2211,700Analyst ForecastRTXRTX4.5425 of 5 stars$153.97-2.3%$158.67+3.1%+30.9%$206.09B$80.74B33.84186,000Positive NewsTXTTextron4.5365 of 5 stars$82.75+1.6%$92.67+12.0%-7.3%$14.51B$14.06B18.7234,000Positive NewsEx-DividendAVAVAeroVironment3.5321 of 5 stars$236.91+4.8%$292.33+23.4%+26.5%$11.83B$820.63M152.851,475Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionKTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions2.4487 of 5 stars$64.14-1.0%$57.64-10.1%+207.7%$10.94B$1.21B641.464,000News CoveragePositive NewsHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.1675 of 5 stars$269.78-0.5%$267.00-1.0%+5.2%$10.59B$11.54B20.1944,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Air Lease Competitors Boeing Competitors Curtiss-Wright Competitors Howmet Aerospace Competitors ITT Competitors RTX Competitors Textron Competitors AeroVironment Competitors Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Competitors Huntington Ingalls 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 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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