Gail Lehman Sells 13,829 Shares of Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) Stock

Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) insider Gail Lehman sold 13,829 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.10, for a total transaction of $1,273,650.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 20,148 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,855,630.80. The trade was a 40.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Hexcel Stock Performance

Shares of HXL opened at $90.47 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $100.01 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $92.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 2.43 and a quick ratio of 1.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.84 billion, a PE ratio of 45.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 1.05. Hexcel Corporation has a one year low of $60.26 and a one year high of $111.74.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The aerospace company reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.09. The firm 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 business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.50 EPS. Hexcel has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.300-2.400 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Hexcel Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hexcel Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 10th were issued a $0.18 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 10th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. Hexcel’s dividend payout ratio is 36.18%.

Institutional Trading of Hexcel

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Hexcel in the second quarter worth $1,422,742,000. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its position in shares of Hexcel by 9,332.2% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 8,737,639 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $874,288,000 after buying an additional 8,645,003 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its holdings in Hexcel by 18.3% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 5,104,121 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $377,196,000 after buying an additional 790,320 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Hexcel by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,690,924 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $264,990,000 after buying an additional 191,649 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brandes Investment Partners LP raised its position in Hexcel by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP now owns 2,506,068 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $185,199,000 after buying an additional 7,371 shares during the last quarter. 95.47% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on HXL. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on shares of Hexcel from $105.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Hexcel from $88.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” 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 report on Friday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen cut Hexcel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Hexcel from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $107.18.

About Hexcel

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.