Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.850-2.050 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS 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.

Hexcel Stock Performance

NYSE:HXL opened at $48.32 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $56.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is $60.90. Hexcel has a twelve month low of $45.28 and a twelve month high of $73.58. The company has a quick ratio of 1.20, a current ratio of 2.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The stock has a market cap of $3.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.08.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April 21st. The aerospace company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by ($0.06). Hexcel had a return on equity of 10.66% and a net margin of 6.94%. The company had revenue of $456.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $482.18 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.44 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts predict that Hexcel will post 2.14 EPS for the current year.

Hexcel Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 2nd will be given a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.41%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 2nd. Hexcel’s dividend payout ratio is presently 42.77%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

About Hexcel

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.