Gina Fitzsimons Sells 9,675 Shares of Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) Stock

Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) insider Gina Fitzsimons sold 9,675 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.14, for a total transaction of $997,879.50. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 7,712 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $795,415.68. This trade represents a 55.65% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

Hexcel Price Performance

Shares of NYSE HXL opened at $101.27 on Wednesday. Hexcel Corporation has a twelve month low of $60.05 and a twelve month high of $111.74. The firm has a market cap of $7.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.89, a PEG ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a 50 day moving average of $101.37 and a 200 day moving average of $92.04. The company has a quick ratio of 1.37, a current ratio of 2.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The aerospace company reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $529.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $528.08 million. Hexcel had a return on equity of 12.34% and a net margin of 7.76%.The company’s revenue was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.50 EPS. Hexcel has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.300-2.400 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Hexcel Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hexcel Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 17th. Investors of record on Monday, August 10th were given a dividend of $0.18 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 10th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Hexcel’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.18%.

Institutional Trading of Hexcel

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Hexcel in the first quarter worth about $28,000. Group One Trading LLC bought a new stake in shares of Hexcel during the 2nd quarter valued at about $36,000. Prosperity Bancshares Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Hexcel during the 4th quarter valued at about $36,000. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Hexcel in the 1st quarter worth approximately $37,000. Finally, Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Hexcel by 181.1% in the 4th quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 506 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 326 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.47% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on Hexcel from $88.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Hexcel from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Wolfe Research lowered shares of Hexcel from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Bank of America cut shares of Hexcel from a “peer perform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $110.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Hexcel from $85.00 to $97.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.18.

Hexcel Company Profile

Hexcel Corporation is a global leader in advanced composite materials for aerospace and industrial applications. The company specializes in the development and manufacture of lightweight, high-performance products that enhance fuel efficiency, durability and structural strength. Its offerings are critical to the aerospace sector, where demand for lighter, more efficient aircraft drives continuous innovation in materials.

Hexcel’s product portfolio encompasses carbon fiber reinforcements, pre-impregnated composites (prepregs), honeycomb core, engineered adhesives and structural film adhesives.