What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for Hexcel Q2 Earnings?

Hexcel Co. (NYSE:HXL) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Hexcel in a report issued on Monday, May 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the aerospace company will earn $0.50 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.55. The consensus estimate for Hexcel’s current full-year earnings is $2.14 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Hexcel’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.94 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.63 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.44 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.66 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.05 EPS.

HXL has been the subject of several other research reports. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on Hexcel from $61.00 to $50.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Barclays cut their price objective on Hexcel from $75.00 to $68.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. Truist Financial cut their price objective on Hexcel from $73.00 to $67.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Hexcel from $55.00 to $53.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price objective on Hexcel from $53.00 to $51.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $61.20.

Hexcel Trading Up 0.4%

NYSE:HXL opened at $54.07 on Thursday. Hexcel has a 12-month low of $45.28 and a 12-month high of $72.84. The company has a current ratio of 2.21, a quick ratio of 1.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $52.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $59.66. The firm has a market cap of $4.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.01, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.28.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) last announced 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). The company had revenue of $456.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $482.18 million. Hexcel had a return on equity of 10.66% and a net margin of 6.94%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.44 earnings per share.

Hexcel Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 2nd were paid a $0.17 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 2nd. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.26%. Hexcel’s payout ratio is 45.03%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its holdings in shares of Hexcel by 4,372.3% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 2,502,676 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $156,919,000 after buying an additional 2,446,716 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Hexcel in the fourth quarter valued at $60,241,000. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Hexcel by 416.9% in the first quarter. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC now owns 1,166,489 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $63,877,000 after buying an additional 940,839 shares during the period. Brandes Investment Partners LP lifted its holdings in shares of Hexcel by 99.6% in the fourth quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 1,304,669 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $81,803,000 after buying an additional 651,062 shares during the period. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its holdings in shares of Hexcel by 249.6% during the fourth quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 815,658 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $51,142,000 after purchasing an additional 582,353 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.47% of the company’s stock.

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.