Hexcel (HXL) Competitors

Hexcel currently has a consensus price target of $107.18, indicating a potential upside of 3.08%. Howmet Aerospace has a consensus price target of $315.67, indicating a potential upside of 9.10%. Given Howmet Aerospace's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Howmet Aerospace is more favorable than Hexcel.

95.5% of Hexcel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Hexcel shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Hexcel has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the broader market.

Hexcel pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Howmet Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Hexcel pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Howmet Aerospace pays out 12.1% 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 Howmet Aerospace has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years.

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

Howmet Aerospace has a net margin of 20.52% compared to Hexcel's net margin of 7.76%. Howmet Aerospace's return on equity of 33.91% beat Hexcel's return on equity.

In the previous week, Howmet Aerospace had 19 more articles in the media than Hexcel. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Howmet Aerospace and 7 mentions for Hexcel. Howmet Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Hexcel's score of 0.48 indicating that Howmet Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

RTX presently has a consensus target price of $228.59, suggesting a potential upside of 2.56%. Hexcel has a consensus target price of $107.18, suggesting a potential upside of 3.08%. Given Hexcel's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hexcel is more favorable than RTX.

86.5% of RTX shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Hexcel shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of RTX shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Hexcel shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

RTX has a net margin of 8.28% compared to Hexcel's net margin of 7.76%. RTX's return on equity of 13.99% beat Hexcel's return on equity.

In the previous week, RTX had 33 more articles in the media than Hexcel. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for RTX and 7 mentions for Hexcel. RTX's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Hexcel's score of 0.48 indicating that RTX is being referred to more favorably in the media.

RTX has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its share price is 71% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hexcel has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the broader market.

RTX pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Hexcel pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. RTX pays out 51.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hexcel pays out 36.2% 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. RTX has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Hexcel has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. RTX is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

In the previous week, Carpenter Technology had 6 more articles in the media than Hexcel. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Carpenter Technology and 7 mentions for Hexcel. Carpenter Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Hexcel's score of 0.48 indicating that Carpenter Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Carpenter Technology has a net margin of 16.96% compared to Hexcel's net margin of 7.76%. Carpenter Technology's return on equity of 26.46% beat Hexcel's return on equity.

Hexcel pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Carpenter Technology pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Hexcel pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carpenter Technology pays out 7.6% 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. Hexcel is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

95.5% of Hexcel shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.0% of Carpenter Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Hexcel shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Carpenter Technology shares are held by 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.

Hexcel has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Carpenter Technology has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

Hexcel currently has a consensus price target of $107.18, indicating a potential upside of 3.08%. Carpenter Technology has a consensus price target of $577.25, indicating a potential upside of 6.13%. Given Carpenter Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Carpenter Technology is more favorable than Hexcel.

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

In the previous week, ATI had 6 more articles in the media than Hexcel. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for ATI and 7 mentions for Hexcel. ATI's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Hexcel's score of 0.48 indicating that ATI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

ATI has a net margin of 10.09% compared to Hexcel's net margin of 7.76%. ATI's return on equity of 29.27% beat Hexcel's return on equity.

Hexcel has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ATI has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the broader market.

95.5% of Hexcel shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Hexcel shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of ATI shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Hexcel presently has a consensus price target of $107.18, suggesting a potential upside of 3.08%. ATI has a consensus price target of $232.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.42%. Given Hexcel's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Hexcel is more favorable than ATI.