Quantinno Capital Management LP Grows Stock Holdings in Hexcel Corporation $HXL

Quantinno Capital Management LP increased its position in Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) by 71.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 47,313 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after purchasing an additional 19,663 shares during the quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP’s holdings in Hexcel were worth $3,829,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Hexcel during the first quarter valued at $28,000. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Hexcel in the first quarter worth about $37,000. Prosperity Bancshares Inc purchased a new stake in Hexcel in the fourth quarter worth about $36,000. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Hexcel by 181.1% during the 4th quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors LLC now owns 506 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 326 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Leonteq Securities AG purchased a new position in Hexcel during the 4th quarter valued at about $38,000. 95.47% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Hexcel from $97.00 to $110.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on shares of Hexcel from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on shares of Hexcel from $88.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on Hexcel from $85.00 to $97.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Hexcel from a “hold (c)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Tuesday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.18.

Hexcel Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of Hexcel stock opened at $103.23 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.37, a current ratio of 2.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The company has a market cap of $7.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.88, a PEG ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.06. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $99.62 and its 200-day moving average price is $91.01. Hexcel Corporation has a 52-week low of $59.79 and a 52-week high of $111.74.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The aerospace company reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.09. Hexcel had a net margin of 7.76% and a return on equity of 12.34%. The company had revenue of $529.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $528.08 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.50 earnings per share. Hexcel’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Hexcel has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.300-2.400 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Hexcel Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hexcel Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 10th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Hexcel’s payout ratio is presently 36.18%.

About Hexcel

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.