RBC Capital has adjusted its price target for Hexcel Corporation (HXL, Financial), reducing it from $70 to $62, while maintaining an Outperform rating. The adjustment follows the company's underwhelming performance in the first quarter, where sales fell by 3%.
In addition to the sales dip, Hexcel's management has updated its 2025 guidance, now expecting growth across its markets to remain essentially stagnant. Despite these challenges, RBC Capital highlights Hexcel’s commitment to enhanced cost management, viewing it as a positive strategic focus. This focus could position the company well for growth opportunities between 2026 and 2028.
Investors might find Hexcel's current valuation attractive given the potential for future upside, according to the firm's analysis. The combination of cost control measures and long-term growth prospects provides a compelling case for Hexcel's stock performance.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast
Based on the one-year price targets offered by 16 analysts, the average target price for Hexcel Corp (HXL, Financial) is $60.21 with a high estimate of $81.00 and a low estimate of $50.00. The average target implies an upside of 19.13% from the current price of $50.54. More detailed estimate data can be found on the Hexcel Corp (HXL) Forecast page.
Based on the consensus recommendation from 20 brokerage firms, Hexcel Corp's (HXL, Financial) average brokerage recommendation is currently 2.9, indicating "Hold" status. The rating scale ranges from 1 to 5, where 1 signifies Strong Buy, and 5 denotes Sell.
Based on GuruFocus estimates, the estimated GF Value for Hexcel Corp (HXL, Financial) in one year is $85.09, suggesting a upside of 68.36% from the current price of $50.54. GF Value is GuruFocus' estimate of the fair value that the stock should be traded at. It is calculated based on the historical multiples the stock has traded at previously, as well as past business growth and the future estimates of the business' performance. More detailed data can be found on the Hexcel Corp (HXL) Summary page.
