Seaport Res Ptn Forecasts Hexcel’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:HXL)

Hexcel Co. (NYSE:HXL) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Hexcel in a research report issued on Tuesday, June 3rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst R. Safran now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings of $0.49 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.63. The consensus estimate for Hexcel’s current full-year earnings is $2.14 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Hexcel’s FY2025 earnings at $1.89 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on shares of Hexcel from $72.00 to $52.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Barclays decreased their price target on Hexcel from $75.00 to $68.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on Hexcel from $55.00 to $53.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. TD Cowen raised Hexcel to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 24th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on Hexcel from $70.00 to $62.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $61.20.

Hexcel Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of NYSE:HXL opened at $56.38 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $4.53 billion, a PE ratio of 35.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.29. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $51.86 and a 200 day simple moving average of $58.91. The company has a current ratio of 2.21, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. Hexcel has a 12-month low of $45.28 and a 12-month high of $71.05.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 21st. The aerospace company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by ($0.06). Hexcel had a return on equity of 10.66% and a net margin of 6.94%. The business had revenue of $456.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $482.18 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.44 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Hexcel

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Earnest Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hexcel by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 4,816,442 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $301,991,000 after purchasing an additional 37,442 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its holdings in shares of Hexcel by 32.4% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,314,702 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $181,514,000 after acquiring an additional 812,026 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its holdings in shares of Hexcel by 0.9% in the 1st quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,013,875 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $110,280,000 after acquiring an additional 17,512 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. increased its holdings in shares of Hexcel by 9.0% in the 4th quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 1,482,249 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $92,938,000 after acquiring an additional 122,281 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Hexcel by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,437,058 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $90,104,000 after acquiring an additional 24,393 shares during the period. 95.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Hexcel Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 2nd were issued a dividend of $0.17 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 2nd. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.21%. Hexcel’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 45.03%.

About Hexcel

Hexcel Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets carbon fibers, structural reinforcements, honeycomb structures, resins, and composite materials and parts for use in commercial aerospace, space and defense, and industrial applications. It operates through two segments, Composite Materials and Engineered Products.