Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Hexcel Corp shares valued at $59,215 were sold by Fitzsimons Gina on Sep 02 ’25. At $65.00 per share, Fitzsimons Gina sold 911 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 4,283 shares worth approximately $0.27 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Merlot Thierry sold 8,897 shares, netting a total of over 568,162 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $63.86 each, the insider now holds 51,308 shares.
Before that, Fitzsimons Gina had added 911 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $59,215, the Officer bought Hexcel Corp shares for $65.00 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 -0.94% to $62.06. The stock’s lowest price that day was $61.255, but it reached a high of $63.1199 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.24%. Over the course of the year, Hexcel Corp shares have jumped approximately 2.01%.
Is Hexcel Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Hexcel Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-29 dropping by 9240.0 shares to 4.82 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 4.83 million shares. A decline of -0.19% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.42 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.42.
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In terms of Hexcel Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 66.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 6.15% from the previous closing price of $62.65. Analysts anticipate Hexcel Corp stock to reach 80 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 53. 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.
