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Hexcel Corp (NYSE: HXL) closed the day trading at $64.73 up 2.50% from the previous closing price of $63.15. In other words, the price has increased by $2.50 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.21 million shares were traded. HXL stock price reached its highest trading level at $65.9 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $63.43.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of HXL, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 66.71 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 30.37. 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 Aug 28 ’25 when Merlot Thierry sold 8,897 shares for $63.86 per share. The transaction valued at 568,162 led to the insider holds 51,308 shares of the business.
Fitzsimons Gina bought 911 shares of HXL for $59,215 on Sep 02 ’25.
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 5150132224 and an Enterprise Value of 5900635136. As of this moment, Hexcel’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 60.11, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 26.18. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.76. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.75 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.32. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.144 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.768.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HXL is 1.37, which has changed by 0.052520275 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16222072 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 7.38%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 9.49%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, HXL traded about 1.11M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, HXL traded about 858200 shares per day. 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 107.09% stake in the company. Shares short for HXL as of 1755216000 were 4766500 with a Short Ratio of 4.31, compared to 1752537600 on 5026108. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4766500 and a Short% of Float of 6.909999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
HXL’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.66, up from 0.64 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0101346The 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
Investors are keenly observing as 17.0 analysts analyze and rate the current performance of Hexcel Corp (HXL) in the stock market.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 $1.71 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.88. EPS for the following year is $2.48, with 16.0 analysts recommending between $2.76 and $2.2.
Revenue Estimates
15 analysts predict $453.25M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $493.11M 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 $521.46M. 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 $1.89B, 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.
