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After finishing at $61.07 in the prior trading day, Hexcel Corp (NYSE: HXL) closed at $63.37, up 3.77%. In other words, the price has increased by $3.77 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.77 million shares were traded. HXL stock price reached its highest trading level at $63.81 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $61.75.
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 65.31 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 29.73. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.50 and its Current Ratio is at 2.69. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.53 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.53.
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 Sep 02 ’25 when Fitzsimons Gina sold 911 shares for $65.00 per share. The transaction valued at 59,215 led to the insider holds 4,283 shares of the business.
Merlot Thierry sold 8,897 shares of HXL for $568,162 on Aug 28 ’25. The insider now owns 51,308 shares after completing the transaction at $63.86 per share. On Sep 02 ’25, another insider, Fitzsimons Gina, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 911 shares for $65.00 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 5041929216 and an Enterprise Value of 5792429056. As of this moment, Hexcel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 58.85, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.46. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.68. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.25. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.086 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.442.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HXL is 1.33, which has changed by 0.024906993 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1529237 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HXL has reached a high of $71.05, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $45.28. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.10%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.02%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.00M shares per day over the past 3-months and 966590 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 78.92M. Insiders hold about 0.81% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 106.73% stake in the company. Shares short for HXL as of 1757894400 were 4578200 with a Short Ratio of 4.57, compared to 1755216000 on 4766500. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4578200 and a Short% of Float of 6.64.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, HXL’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.64, compared to 0.66 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.010479777. 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 2025-08-08 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-08. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1988-05-23 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Hexcel Corp (HXL) is presently subject to a detailed evaluation by 16.0 analysts, each offering their unique perspectives on its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.62, with high estimates of $0.71 and low estimates of $0.52.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.0 and $1.71 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.87. EPS for the following year is $2.49, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $2.76 and $2.2.
Revenue Estimates
15 analysts predict $449.99M in revenue for . The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $489.47M to a low estimate of $416.68M. As of . The current estimate, Hexcel Corp’s year-ago sales were $456.5MFor the next quarter, 15 analysts are estimating revenue of $519.42M. There is a high estimate of $564.7M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $497.1M.
A total of 17 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HXL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.99B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.89B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.91B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.9BBased on 16 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.13B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.39B and the low estimate is $2.02B.
