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The price of Hexcel Corp (NYSE: HXL) closed at $68.83 in the last session, up 1.50% from day before closing price of $67.81. In other words, the price has increased by $1.50 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.22 million shares were traded. HXL stock price reached its highest trading level at $69.62 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $67.5.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at HXL’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 60.54 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.66. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.50 and its Current Ratio is at 2.75. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.48 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.48.
On April 15, 2025, Wells Fargo Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $55.
RBC Capital Mkts Upgraded its Sector Perform to Outperform on December 19, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $68 to $74.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 29 ’25 when Winterlich Patrick sold 3,413 shares for $73.34 per share. The transaction valued at 250,309 led to the insider holds 40,357 shares of the business.
Smith Lyndon John sold 2,077 shares of HXL for $151,663 on Oct 27 ’25. The insider now owns 8,426 shares after completing the transaction at $73.02 per share. On Oct 29 ’25, another insider, Winterlich Patrick, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 3,413 shares for $73.34 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HXL now has a Market Capitalization of 5479272448 and an Enterprise Value of 6145772544. As of this moment, Hexcel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 81.11, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 28.95. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.93. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.94 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.50. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.275 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.122.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HXL is 1.07, which has changed by 0.106199026 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14151978 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HXL has reached a high of $74.35, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $45.28. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.53%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 15.60%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, HXL traded on average about 994.64K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1023670 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 79.60M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 78.96M. Insiders hold about 0.81% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 107.41% stake in the company. Shares short for HXL as of 1761868800 were 6986814 with a Short Ratio of 4.59, compared to 1759190400 on 4661718. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6986814 and a Short% of Float of 10.12.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for HXL is 0.68, which was 0.64 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.009438136. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.88. The current Payout Ratio is 37.70% for HXL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-03 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-03. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1988-05-23 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Hexcel Corp (HXL) is currently drawing attention from 12.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.48, with high estimates of $0.59 and low estimates of $0.43.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.8 and $1.68 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.73. EPS for the following year is $2.37, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $2.77 and $2.08.
Revenue Estimates
According to 12 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $484.21M. It ranges from a high estimate of $511M to a low estimate of $473M. As of. The current estimate, Hexcel Corp’s year-ago sales were $473.8MFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $494.16M. There is a high estimate of $520.92M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $481.95M.
A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HXL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.89B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.88B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.88B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.9BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.08B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.2B and the low estimate is $2.02B.
