Grandfield & Dodd LLC Lowers Stock Holdings in Hexcel Corporation $HXL

Grandfield & Dodd LLC trimmed its position in shares of Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) by 2.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 327,116 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 9,524 shares during the quarter. Hexcel accounts for approximately 1.4% of Grandfield & Dodd LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest position. Grandfield & Dodd LLC owned 0.41% of Hexcel worth $24,174,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its holdings in Hexcel by 122.7% during the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 4,849,941 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $304,091,000 after acquiring an additional 2,671,682 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Hexcel by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,690,924 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $264,990,000 after acquiring an additional 191,649 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its holdings in Hexcel by 23.0% during the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 2,289,145 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $169,168,000 after acquiring an additional 428,541 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in Hexcel by 5.9% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,283,626 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $129,002,000 after acquiring an additional 126,338 shares during the period. Finally, Alyeska Investment Group L.P. purchased a new position in Hexcel during the 3rd quarter valued at about $123,233,000. 95.47% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and set a $95.00 target price on shares of Hexcel in a report on Sunday, April 26th. BMO Capital Markets lifted their price objective on Hexcel from $85.00 to $97.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Hexcel from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $105.00 price objective on shares of Hexcel in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Hexcel in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $91.00.

Hexcel Price Performance

HXL stock opened at $89.62 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $86.51 and a 200 day moving average price of $82.49. The stock has a market cap of $6.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.96, a PEG ratio of 1.36 and a beta of 1.11. Hexcel Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $51.59 and a fifty-two week high of $98.26. The company has a quick ratio of 1.37, a current ratio of 2.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The aerospace company reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $501.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $488.11 million. Hexcel had a return on equity of 11.08% and a net margin of 6.07%.The firm’s revenue was up 7.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.37 earnings per share. Hexcel has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.100-2.300 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Hexcel Corporation will post 2.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hexcel Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 11th. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. Hexcel’s payout ratio is presently 47.37%.

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.