Copeland Capital Management LLC Has $74.53 Million Position in Hexcel Corporation $HXL

Copeland Capital Management LLC trimmed its position in shares of Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) by 2.2% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 920,959 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 21,155 shares during the quarter. Hexcel comprises about 1.7% of Copeland Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 12th biggest position. Copeland Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Hexcel were worth $74,533,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of HXL. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its position in Hexcel by 1,918.9% in the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 2,178,259 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $123,050,000 after purchasing an additional 2,070,366 shares during the last quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. acquired a new position in Hexcel in the third quarter worth approximately $123,233,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in Hexcel by 18.3% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 5,104,121 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $377,196,000 after acquiring an additional 790,320 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC increased its stake in shares of Hexcel by 87.5% during the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 1,335,002 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $98,657,000 after purchasing an additional 623,032 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG boosted its holdings in Hexcel by 122.3% in the third quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 955,995 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $59,941,000 after purchasing an additional 525,900 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.47% of the company’s stock.

Hexcel Trading Up 1.9%

Shares of Hexcel stock opened at $103.63 on Friday. Hexcel Corporation has a 1 year low of $58.20 and a 1 year high of $104.39. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $94.57 and its 200-day simple moving average is $88.17. The company has a market cap of $7.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.18, a PEG ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a current ratio of 2.45, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79.

Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The aerospace company reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $501.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $488.11 million. Hexcel had a net margin of 6.07% and a return on equity of 11.08%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.37 EPS. Hexcel has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.100-2.300 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Hexcel Corporation will post 2.26 EPS for the current year.

Hexcel Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 11th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 4th were issued a $0.18 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 4th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. Hexcel’s dividend payout ratio is 47.37%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have weighed in on HXL shares. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price target on Hexcel from $95.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $105.00 price objective on shares of Hexcel in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and issued a $79.00 target price on shares of Hexcel in a report on Friday, April 24th. TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of Hexcel from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of Hexcel from $85.00 to $97.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Hexcel has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $94.00.

Hexcel Company 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.