Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.050-2.250 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 2.320. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.0 billion-$2.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.0 billion.

Hexcel Stock Up 0.1 %

HXL stock traded up $0.06 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $68.52. The company had a trading volume of 2,184,874 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,319,593. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 2.76 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $63.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $62.59. The company has a market capitalization of $5.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.30, a PEG ratio of 1.88 and a beta of 1.30. Hexcel has a 52 week low of $57.50 and a 52 week high of $77.09.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The aerospace company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.52. Hexcel had a return on equity of 9.99% and a net margin of 5.73%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Hexcel will post 2.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hexcel Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th will be paid a $0.17 dividend. This is an increase from Hexcel’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. This represents a $0.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.99%. Hexcel’s payout ratio is 45.80%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Hexcel from $78.00 to $81.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on Hexcel from $70.00 to $68.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 28th. UBS Group boosted their price target on Hexcel from $67.00 to $69.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. TD Cowen raised Hexcel to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Finally, Truist Financial lowered their price target on Hexcel from $78.00 to $76.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $71.33.

Hexcel Company Profile

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.