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After finishing at $72.77 in the prior trading day, Hexcel Corp (NYSE: HXL) closed at $73.05, up 0.38%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.38 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.47 million shares were traded. HXL stock price reached its highest trading level at $73.74 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $72.71.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of HXL by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 64.26 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 30.41. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 5815208960 and an Enterprise Value of 6481709056. As of this moment, Hexcel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 86.08, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 30.88. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.86. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.12 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.71. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.454 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.167.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HXL is 1.07, which has changed by 0.12769258 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13613915 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HXL has reached a high of $79.20, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $45.28. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.33%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 20.68%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.12M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1297310 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 79.60M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 78.95M. Insiders hold about 0.82% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 112.75% stake in the company. Shares short for HXL as of 1764288000 were 6767876 with a Short Ratio of 6.03, compared to 1761868800 on 6986814. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6767876 and a Short% of Float of 9.810001.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, HXL’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.64, compared to 0.68 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.008794833. 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
As of right now, 14.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.48, with high estimates of $0.59 and low estimates of $0.42.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.89 and $1.68 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.74. EPS for the following year is $2.35, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $2.77 and $2.08.
Revenue Estimates
12 analysts predict $484.46M in revenue for. The current quarter. 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 $493.81M. There is a high estimate of $520.92M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $479.16M.
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 $1.89B. 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 $2B.
