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After finishing at $63.92 in the prior trading day, Hexcel Corp (NYSE: HXL) closed at $62.46, down -2.28%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.1 million shares were traded. HXL stock price reached its highest trading level at $63.6 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $62.32.
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 64.37 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 29.30. 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 December 19, 2024, RBC Capital Mkts Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Sector Perform and also upped its target price recommendation from $68 to $74.
Vertical Research Downgraded its Buy to Hold on October 10, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $65.
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 Aug 30 ’24 when Merlot Thierry sold 9,611 shares for $63.19 per share. The transaction valued at 607,319 led to the insider holds 46,371 shares of the business.
Lehman Gail E sold 4,800 shares of HXL for $303,744 on Aug 28 ’24. The insider now owns 12,547 shares after completing the transaction at $63.28 per share. On Aug 28 ’24, another insider, Lehman Gail E, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 4,800 shares for $63.28 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 4969523200 and an Enterprise Value of 5720026624. As of this moment, Hexcel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 58.01, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.47. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.72. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.66 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.20. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.048 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.224.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HXL is 1.37, which has changed by -0.001917541 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16461086 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 6.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.83%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.14M shares per day over the past 3-months and 909300 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 102.56% stake in the company. Shares short for HXL as of 1753920000 were 4831082 with a Short Ratio of 4.23, compared to 1751241600 on 4671607. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4831082 and a Short% of Float of 7.000000000000001.
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 0.010012516The 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
A detailed examination of Hexcel Corp (HXL) is currently in progress, with 17.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.61, with high estimates of $0.71 and low estimates of $0.52.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.15 and $1.68 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.88. EPS for the following year is $2.46, with 16.0 analysts recommending between $2.65 and $2.2.
Revenue Estimates
15 analysts predict $453.45M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $493.11M to a low estimate of $419.64M. As of the current estimate, Hexcel Corp’s year-ago sales were $456.5MFor the next quarter, 15 analysts are estimating revenue of $520.7M. 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 $2.01B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.88B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.92B. 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.
