Hexcel (HXL) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates

分组1 - Hexcel reported quarterly earnings of $0.37 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.43 per share, and down from $0.44 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of -13.95% [1] - The company posted revenues of $456.5 million for the quarter, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.80%, and down from $472.3 million year-over-year [2] - Hexcel shares have declined approximately 16.9% since the beginning of the year, compared to a decline of -10.2% for the S&P 500 [3] 分组2 - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $0.55 on revenues of $493.51 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $2.10 on revenues of $1.97 billion [7] - The Zacks Industry Rank for Aerospace - Defense Equipment is in the top 9% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating strong performance potential [8] 分组3 - The estimate revisions trend for Hexcel is currently unfavorable, resulting in a Zacks Rank 4 (Sell) for the stock, suggesting expected underperformance in the near future [6] - Empirical research indicates a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can be tracked by investors [5]