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: 5,894
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
45% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $3.82M | Put options by funds: $2.62M
5% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 62 | Existing positions closed: 59
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 435 [Q4 2024] → 430 (-5) [Q1 2025]
2.38% less ownership
Funds ownership: 101.88% [Q4 2024] → 99.51% (-2.38%) [Q1 2025]
15% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $5.18B [Q4 2024] → $4.38B (-$793M) [Q1 2025]
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 135 | Existing positions reduced: 172
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 [Q4 2024] → 3 (-3) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
6 analyst ratings
Morgan Stanley Kristine Liwag | 9%downside $55 | Underweight Maintained | 17 Jul 2025 |
Wells Fargo Matthew Akers | 12%downside $53 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 24 Apr 2025 |
RBC Capital Ken Herbert | 3%upside $62 | Outperform Maintained | 23 Apr 2025 |
Truist Securities Michael Ciarmoli | 11%upside $67 | Buy Maintained | 23 Apr 2025 |
BMO Capital John McNulty | 14%downside $52 | Market Perform Maintained | 23 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
