Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The aerospace company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.52, Zacks reports. Hexcel had a net margin of 5.73% and a return on equity of 9.99%. Hexcel updated its FY 2025 guidance to 2.050-2.250 EPS.

Hexcel Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of Hexcel stock opened at $68.52 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $5.55 billion, a PE ratio of 52.30, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.30. Hexcel has a 1 year low of $57.50 and a 1 year high of $77.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 2.76 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $63.36 and a 200-day moving average price of $62.63.

Hexcel Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be given a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.99%. This is a boost from Hexcel’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. Hexcel’s payout ratio is currently 45.80%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded Hexcel from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $68.00 to $74.00 in a report on Thursday, December 19th. StockNews.com upgraded Hexcel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Hexcel from $78.00 to $81.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. TD Cowen raised shares of Hexcel to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their target price on shares of Hexcel from $63.00 to $60.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $71.33.

About Hexcel

Hexcel Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets carbon fibers, structural reinforcements, honeycomb structures, resins, and composite materials and parts for use in commercial aerospace, space and defense, and industrial applications. It operates through two segments, Composite Materials and Engineered Products.