Quantinno Capital Management LP Buys 19,663 Shares of Hexcel Corporation $HXL

Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its stake in shares of Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) by 71.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 47,313 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after acquiring an additional 19,663 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP owned 0.06% of Hexcel worth $3,829,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of HXL. Lazard Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Hexcel during the first quarter valued at about $635,000. Themes Management Co LLC bought a new stake in shares of Hexcel in the first quarter worth about $310,000. Gabelli Funds LLC lifted its position in shares of Hexcel by 6.5% in the first quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC now owns 80,849 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $6,543,000 after buying an additional 4,945 shares in the last quarter. Walleye Capital LLC bought a new position in Hexcel during the first quarter valued at approximately $272,000. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in Hexcel by 8.4% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 52,800 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $4,273,000 after buying an additional 4,076 shares during the last quarter. 95.47% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on Hexcel from $88.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Hexcel from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and issued a $100.00 price target on shares of Hexcel in a research report on Tuesday. Bank of America lowered shares of Hexcel from a “peer perform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $110.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Monday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $110.00 price objective on shares of Hexcel in a research note on Sunday, August 2nd. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $107.18.

Hexcel Price Performance

Shares of Hexcel stock opened at $103.23 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $7.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a current ratio of 2.43. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $99.62 and a 200-day moving average price of $91.01. Hexcel Corporation has a one year low of $59.79 and a one year high of $111.74.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The aerospace company reported $0.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $529.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $528.08 million. Hexcel had a return on equity of 12.34% and a net margin of 7.76%.Hexcel’s revenue was up 8.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.50 earnings per share. Hexcel has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.300-2.400 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Hexcel Corporation will post 2.36 EPS for the current year.

Hexcel Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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 of this dividend is Monday, August 10th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Hexcel’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.