Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

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Hexcel (NYSE:HXL – Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.850-2.050 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.110. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.9 billion-$2.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.0 billion.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently commented on HXL shares. Wells Fargo & Company lowered Hexcel from an “overweight” rating to a “reduce” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. TD Cowen upgraded shares of Hexcel to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, February 24th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Hexcel from $61.00 to $50.00 and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Barclays reduced their price objective on Hexcel from $75.00 to $68.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on Hexcel from $74.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Hexcel has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $67.40.

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Hexcel Stock Performance

HXL traded down $1.50 during trading on Monday, hitting $50.60. 2,051,757 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 953,716. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.82, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.08. Hexcel has a 1-year low of $45.28 and a 1-year high of $73.58. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $57.26 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $61.05. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 2.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 21st. The aerospace company reported $0.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.44 by ($0.07). Hexcel had a net margin of 6.94% and a return on equity of 10.66%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.44 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Hexcel will post 2.14 earnings per share for the current year.

Hexcel Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 7th were issued a dividend of $0.17 per share. This is a boost from Hexcel’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 7th. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.34%. Hexcel’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 42.77%.

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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.

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