Hexcel
About: Founded in 1948, Hexcel designs and manufactures a range of highly engineered composite fibers, fabrics, resins, and structures for use in the commercial aerospace, defense, and high-performance automotive markets. These are lighter than metal and perform under rigorous conditions in aircraft frames, wings, engines, and other components and subassemblies. The company's name derives from the six-sided honeycomb structures that lend many of its products their light weight and rigidity. Hexcel's biggest customers are Airbus (38% of 2022 sales) and Boeing (25% of prepandemic sales) and their respective subcontractors.
Employees: 5,590
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
231% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $25.3M | Put options by funds: $7.64M
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 [Q2] → 4 (+1) [Q3]
3.56% less ownership
Funds ownership: 97.41% [Q2] → 93.86% (-3.56%) [Q3]
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 446 [Q2] → 422 (-24) [Q3]
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.06B [Q2] → $4.75B (-$310M) [Q3]
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 145 | Existing positions reduced: 162
28% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 67
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
4 analyst ratings
RBC Capital Ken Herbert 63% 1-year accuracy 45 / 72 met price target | 27%upside $82 | Outperform Maintained | 24 Jan 2025 |
Truist Securities Michael Ciarmoli 71% 1-year accuracy 45 / 63 met price target | 32%upside $85 | Buy Maintained | 24 Jan 2025 |
Wells Fargo Matthew Akers 44% 1-year accuracy 25 / 57 met price target | 35%upside $87 | Overweight Maintained | 24 Jan 2025 |
Deutsche Bank Scott Deuschle 66% 1-year accuracy 23 / 35 met price target | 7%downside $60 | Hold Maintained | 21 Nov 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 11 articles about HXL published over the past 30 days









