Hexcel Corporation $HXL Shares Acquired by Leeward Investments LLC MA

Leeward Investments LLC MA raised its position in shares of Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) by 33.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 371,161 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after buying an additional 92,892 shares during the quarter. Hexcel comprises 1.2% of Leeward Investments LLC MA’s portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest position. Leeward Investments LLC MA owned approximately 0.47% of Hexcel worth $23,272,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. NewSquare Capital LLC raised its position in shares of Hexcel by 379.0% during the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 479 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 379 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. acquired a new position in Hexcel in the second quarter worth $28,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its stake in Hexcel by 325.0% during the second quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 493 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 377 shares during the last quarter. MMA Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Hexcel during the third quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hexcel by 8,671.4% during the third quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 614 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 607 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.47% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

HXL has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Hexcel from $92.00 to $95.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Bank of America raised Hexcel from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their target price for the company from $60.00 to $95.00 in a report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen upgraded Hexcel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Morgan Stanley upgraded Hexcel from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $67.00 to $90.00 in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets restated a “market perform” rating and set a $85.00 price objective on shares of Hexcel in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $82.17.

Hexcel Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE HXL opened at $89.84 on Friday. Hexcel Corporation has a 12-month low of $45.28 and a 12-month high of $93.14. The company has a market cap of $6.82 billion, a PE ratio of 65.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.06. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $79.80 and a 200-day simple moving average of $70.76. The company has a current ratio of 2.26, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The aerospace company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.02. Hexcel had a return on equity of 9.54% and a net margin of 5.78%.The firm had revenue of $491.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $484.46 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.52 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.7% on a year-over-year basis. Hexcel has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.100-2.300 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Hexcel Corporation will post 2.14 EPS for the current year.

Hexcel Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Investors of record on Monday, February 9th will be issued a $0.18 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 9th. This is an increase from Hexcel’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.17. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. Hexcel’s dividend payout ratio is currently 52.17%.

Hexcel 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.