Hexcel Corporation $HXL Shares Purchased by Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd

Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd lifted its position in Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) by 264.1% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 12,279 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,907 shares during the quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd’s holdings in Hexcel were worth $994,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Clearstead Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Hexcel by 18.2% in the 4th quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 817 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $60,000 after purchasing an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its holdings in Hexcel by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 11,928 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $881,000 after acquiring an additional 128 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its holdings in Hexcel by 14.5% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,135 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $71,000 after acquiring an additional 144 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in Hexcel by 21.7% in the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 924 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 165 shares during the period. Finally, Covestor Ltd grew its position in Hexcel by 42.1% in the fourth quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 570 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 169 shares during the period. 95.47% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have commented on HXL. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on Hexcel in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $95.00 target price on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on Hexcel from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $105.00 price objective on shares of Hexcel in a report on Friday, April 24th. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of Hexcel from $85.00 to $97.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $79.00 price target on shares of Hexcel in a research report on Friday, April 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, ten have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Hexcel has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $91.91.

Hexcel Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of HXL traded down $0.44 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $99.31. 705,183 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 993,652. Hexcel Corporation has a 52-week low of $58.05 and a 52-week high of $102.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a current ratio of 2.45. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $93.88 and a 200 day simple moving average of $87.28. The firm has a market cap of $7.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 65.34, a P/E/G ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.05.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The aerospace company reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.17. Hexcel had a return on equity of 11.08% and a net margin of 6.07%.The firm had revenue of $501.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $488.11 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.37 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Hexcel has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.100-2.300 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Hexcel Corporation will post 2.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hexcel Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 11th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 4th were paid a dividend of $0.18 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 4th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. Hexcel’s dividend payout ratio is 47.37%.

Hexcel Company Profile

Hexcel Corporation is a global leader in advanced composite materials for aerospace and industrial applications. The company specializes in the development and manufacture of lightweight, high-performance products that enhance fuel efficiency, durability and structural strength. Its offerings are critical to the aerospace sector, where demand for lighter, more efficient aircraft drives continuous innovation in materials.

Hexcel’s product portfolio encompasses carbon fiber reinforcements, pre-impregnated composites (prepregs), honeycomb core, engineered adhesives and structural film adhesives.