Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Hexcel Corp shares valued at $250,309 were sold by Winterlich Patrick on Oct 29 ’25. At $73.34 per share, Winterlich Patrick sold 3,413 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 40,357 shares worth approximately $2.86 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Smith Lyndon John sold 2,077 shares, netting a total of over 151,663 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $73.02 each, the insider now holds 8,426 shares.
Before that, Winterlich Patrick had added 3,413 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $250,323, the Officer bought Hexcel Corp shares for $73.34 each.
As published in a research note from UBS on September 02, 2025, Hexcel Corp [HXL] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $80. Analysts at Wells Fargo downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”an Equal weight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid April. As of December 19, 2024, RBC Capital Mkts has increased its “Sector perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for HXL. Earlier on October 10, 2024, Vertical Research downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for HXL stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing HXL Stock Performance
On last trading session, Hexcel Corp [NYSE: HXL] plunged -2.82% to $70.96. The stock’s lowest price that day was $70.82, but it reached a high of $73.4 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.01%. Over the course of the year, Hexcel Corp shares have jumped approximately 11.82%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $74.35 on 10/23/25 and a 52-week low of $45.28 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Hexcel Corp (HXL)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 70.00, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 69.04. In the upper region, resistance lies at 72.73. The next price resistance is at 74.50. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 63.87 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Hexcel Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Hexcel Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-10-15 dropping by 15037.0 shares to 4.56 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 4.58 million shares. A decline of -0.33% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.13 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.13.
Which companies own the most shares of Hexcel Corp (HXL)?
In terms of Hexcel Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 80 in the next 12 months, up nearly 9.56% from the previous closing price of $73.02. Analysts anticipate Hexcel Corp stock to reach 87 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 65. In spite of this, 8 analysts ranked Hexcel Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 14, 2024, RBC Capital Mkts assigned a price target of “a Sector perform” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $68.
