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HXL

HEXCEL CORP
NYSE· Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers· Inc. DE· CIK 0000717605 Materials & Mining
$78.90 −0.84 (−1.05%)
Oct 27 4:00 PM ET · prev $79.74
Market cap
$6.0B
Mid cap
Consensus
Hold
36% Buy or better · 22 analysts
Median target
🔒 Subscribers only
1 year
+8.6%
from $72.63 · Oct 28
30 days
−6.2%
from $84.14
52-week range
$67.81–110.28
−28% from high · low Nov 10
Avg volume 20D
1.36M
Oct 22 spike 5.67M
Short interest
4.66M
≈6.2% of shares · −2.5%
Days to cover
5.1
at average volume
Insider net
−$2.4M
0 buyers · 3 sellers · since Feb 12
New fund stakes
1
Q2 2026 13F · 1 exit
Filing reports
7
analyzed by SecBot
SecBot read BEARISH 1 report · 90 days
Balance 1 bearish · 0 bullish oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·High conf. 1/1
Strongest BEARISH Hexcel reported Q3 2026 revenue of $496.4M (+8.8% YoY) and GAAP diluted EPS of $0.50, missing consensus…
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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

  • InsidersBEARISH

    3 insiders sold $2.4M.

  • InstitutionsBULLISH

    Q2 2026: 27 added (1 new), 17 trimmed or exited. Largest new: Nissay Asset Management /Japan $12.7M.

  • AnalystsMIXED

    8 of 22 rate it Buy or better.

  • Short sellersSTEADY

    Short interest −2.5% to 4.66M shares. 5.1 days to cover, ≈6.2% of shares.

  • TrendDOWNTREND

    11% below its 50-day average.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026
1
new positions
1
exit
$12.7M
in new stakes
FundMoveSharesValue
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.TRIM1,207,813$97.7M
VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P.ADD819,193$82.0M
JPMORGAN CHASE & COTRIM697,755$69.3M
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCADD519,551$52.0M
FIL LtdDOUBLED519,536$52.0M
NORGES BANKADD456,464$45.7M
Gotham Asset Management, LLCADD407,074$40.7M
Squarepoint Ops LLCADD343,283$34.3M

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

22 analysts
Hold 36% rate it Buy or better
Strong Buy2Buy6Hold14Sell0Strong Sell0

Fresh Price Targets

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Recent actions
DateFirmActionRating
Oct 23, 2026UBS
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINBuy
Oct 23, 2026Morgan Stanley
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINEqual-Weight
Oct 23, 2026RBC Capital
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINOutperform
Oct 19, 2026Morgan Stanley
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINEqual-Weight
Oct 15, 2026RBC Capital
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINOutperform
Oct 12, 2026Seaport Global
UPGRADE
UPGRADEBuy

Insider ledger

Form 4
$0
bought · 0 insiders
$2.4M
sold · 3 insiders
DateInsiderTypeValue
Oct 3, 2026
Li David H
Director
EXERCISE340 sh
Oct 2, 2026
Li David H
Director
AWARD287 sh
Oct 2, 2026
Hubbard Patricia
Director
AWARD287 sh
Sep 3, 2026
Lehman Gail E
See Remarks
EXERCISE$327.8K
Sep 3, 2026
Lehman Gail E
See Remarks
SELL$460.6K
Sep 3, 2026
Lehman Gail E
See Remarks
SELL$813.1K
Sep 3, 2026
Lehman Gail E
See Remarks
EXERCISE$601.7K
Aug 14, 2026
Fitzsimons Gina
See Remarks
EXERCISE$157.9K

Earnings setup

Estimates

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Washington

Corporate Lobbying

16 lobbying filings and 4 bills this company lobbies on, with spend, stage and how each bill touches it, are for subscribers.

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Short side

FINRA· Oct 15, 2026
4,663,978
shares short
-2.5%
vs prior settlement
5.1
days to cover
≈6.2%
of shares outstanding
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 21, 2026 SEC
Hexcel reported Q3 2026 revenue of $496.4M (+8.8% YoY) and GAAP diluted EPS of $0.50, missing consensus estimates of…
8-K — Impact 6/10
Oct 21, 2026 Earnings result
HXL Q3 2026 Earnings: EPS $0.5 (-0.1% vs est)
Oct 3, 2026 Insider
Li David H acquired via exercise 340 shares
Director
Oct 2, 2026 Insider
Li David H was granted 287 shares
Director
Oct 2, 2026 Insider
Hubbard Patricia was granted 287 shares
Director
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. — TRIM
1,207,813 shares ($97.7M)
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, — ADD
819,193 shares ($82.0M)
May 28, 2026 SEC
Hexcel completed the redemption of its $400M 3.950% Senior Notes due 2027 using proceeds from a new $400M 4.900%…
8-K — Impact 3/10
Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Recent
Oct 21, 2026
Earnings result
HXL Q3 2026 Earnings: EPS $0.5 (-0.1% vs est)
Sep 15, 2026
Short interest
Short Interest: HXL up 24% to 4.4M shares
Settlement 2026-09-15 | Days to cover: 5.84 | ≈5.81% of shares outstanding (est.)
Aug 31, 2026
Short interest
Short Interest: HXL down 21% to 3.5M shares
Settlement 2026-08-31 | Days to cover: 4.87 | ≈4.69% of shares outstanding (est.)
Jul 29, 2026
Earnings date
HXL Q2 2026 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-07-29
Apr 22, 2026
Earnings date
HXL Q1 2026 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-04-22

SecBot reports

7 filings · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 5 neutral
All HXL filing & press-release reports (7)