Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) Posts Earnings Results, Meets Expectations

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) issued its earnings results on Wednesday. The aerospace company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.52, Zacks reports. Hexcel had a net margin of 6.94% and a return on equity of 10.55%. Hexcel updated its FY 2025 guidance to 2.050-2.250 EPS.

Hexcel Stock Performance

Shares of HXL opened at $70.69 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $63.57 and a two-hundred day moving average of $62.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 2.76. The stock has a market cap of $5.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 44.46, a P/E/G ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.30. Hexcel has a one year low of $57.50 and a one year high of $77.09.

Hexcel Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be issued a dividend of $0.17 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 7th. This is a positive change from Hexcel’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.96%. Hexcel’s payout ratio is 37.74%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HXL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Hexcel from $78.00 to $81.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. StockNews.com lowered Hexcel from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. TD Cowen upgraded Hexcel to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Royal Bank of Canada raised Hexcel from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their target price for the company from $68.00 to $74.00 in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on shares of Hexcel from $70.00 to $68.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 28th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price 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.