Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) Insider Sells 13,829 Shares

Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) insider Gail Lehman sold 13,829 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $92.10, for a total transaction of $1,273,650.90. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 20,148 shares in the company, valued at $1,855,630.80. This trade represents a 40.70% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Hexcel Trading Down 0.8%

Hexcel stock traded down $0.77 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $91.21. 540,722 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,113,471. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $100.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is $92.80. Hexcel Corporation has a twelve month low of $60.26 and a twelve month high of $111.74. The company has a quick ratio of 1.37, a current ratio of 2.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.90 billion, a PE ratio of 45.83, a PEG ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.05.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The aerospace company reported $0.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.09. Hexcel had a return on equity of 12.34% and a net margin of 7.76%.The company had revenue of $529.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $528.08 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.50 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Hexcel has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.300-2.400 EPS. Research analysts predict that Hexcel Corporation will post 2.36 earnings per share for the current year.

Hexcel Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Hexcel during the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Group One Trading LLC bought a new position in Hexcel during the 2nd quarter valued at $36,000. Prosperity Bancshares Inc bought a new position in Hexcel during the 4th quarter valued at $36,000. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Hexcel during the 1st quarter worth $37,000. Finally, Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Hexcel by 181.1% during the 4th quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 506 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 326 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.47% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HXL has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Hexcel from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 16th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and set a $110.00 price objective on shares of Hexcel in a research report on Sunday, August 2nd. Wolfe Research cut Hexcel from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Hexcel from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their price target on shares of Hexcel from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average 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.