After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Recently, Yahoo Finance discussed the stock, revealing that Hexcel Schedules Fourth Quarter 2023 Earnings Release and Conference Call.
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The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Aerospace & Defense industry segment. The current market capitalization of Hexcel Corp. is $6.06B. A total of 0.53 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 492.85K shares.
Insider Activity
Furthermore, investors take into consideration insider trades when predicting a stock’s future trajectory. During the recent three months, HXL has seen 1 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 2,505 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 22 BUYs and 21 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 30,378 shares during that period but sold 75,243.
In the most recent transaction, Lehman Gail E sold 1,571 shares of HXL for 70.15 per share on Jul 27. After the transaction, the insider now owns 6,942 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 23, Merlot Thierry sold 1,000 shares at 72.66 per share. HXL shares that the insider owns now total 37,010.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Minus Marilyn disposed of 700 shares on Feb 22 at a per-share price of $71.31. This resulted in the Director holding 3,672 shares of HXL after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Merlot Thierry sold 565 shares at $70.91 per share on Feb 22. Company shares held by the insider now total 38,010.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Hexcel Corp. pays an annual dividend of $0.50, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.69%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 38.26. HXL’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/2/2023 when it declared a $0.1250 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/13/2023. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/11/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 8/3/2023. The HXL stock dividend was $0.1250 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for HXL in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $79.61 with high estimates of $99.00 and low estimates of $65.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, HXL has a high of $79.08 and a low of $58.81.
As of this writing, HXL has an earnings estimate of $0.49 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 20 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.53 per share and a lower estimate of $0.43. The company reported an EPS of $0.5 in the last quarter, which was 4.20% higher than expectations of $0.48.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. HXL’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $127.70M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $823.30M in debt and $247.60M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $19.58, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.49B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for HXL is Buy with a score of 3.65.
