Currently, Hexcel Corp [HXL] is trading at $62.37, down -0.16%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The HXL shares have lost -2.67% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -6.70%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Hexcel Corp [NYSE: HXL] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 19, 2024, when RBC Capital Mkts upgraded its rating to a Outperform and also boosted its price target to $74 from $68. Previously, Vertical Research downgraded its rating to Hold on October 10, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $65. On August 14, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Sector Perform and revised its price target to $68 on the stock. Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Overweight and increased its price target to $95 on May 08, 2024. Northcoast downgraded its rating to a Neutral. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Underperform for this stock on April 10, 2024, and downed its price target to $65. In a note dated February 22, 2024, Morgan Stanley downgraded an Underweight rating on this stock and revised its target price from $70 to $66.
This stock has fluctuated between a low of $57.50 and a high of $77.09 over the last 52 weeks. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $69.86 within the next 12 months. Hexcel Corp [NYSE: HXL] shares were valued at $62.37 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 12.01% based on the average HXL price forecast.
Analyzing the HXL fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Hexcel Corp [NYSE:HXL] were 1.90B which represents 3.81% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.25% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.1%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.08%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.07%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.08 and Total Capital is 0.08. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.46.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 61.76 points at the first support level, and at 61.16 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 63.39, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 64.41.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Hexcel Corp [NYSE:HXL] is 2.21. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.20, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.35. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.66, the price to book ratio is 3.31 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 39.17.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Merlot Thierry,, that happened on Aug 30 ’24 when 9611.0 shares were sold., Lehman Gail E completed a deal on Aug 28 ’24 to sell 4800.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Lehman Gail E bought 4800.0 shares on Aug 28 ’24.
