HXLHexcel Corporation

$79.58+31% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−12% vs 200-day).

1 to watch, 2 neutral
TrendDowntrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Price is −12% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$2.3M (90 days to Oct 22, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 22, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 22, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest6.3% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Moderately shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 9.0% since the previous count, up from 5.6% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnbetter than 70% of the market
vs 200-day avgbehind 73% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How HXL is trading

Hexcel Corporation is +31% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 15 points ahead of the market.

+31%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−12%

vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend

RSI (14)
36

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
28%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$46.89 – $110.35 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$79.58
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−6.9%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+31%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+33%
vs 50-day average$90.03
−12%
52-week high
$110.35
52-week low
$61.37
Annualised volatility
33%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$2.3M
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+8.1%
2025+19%
2024−14%
2023+26%
2022+14%
2021+6.8%
2020−34%
2019+29%
2018−6.5%
2017+21%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan107 of 10+4.6%
Feb107 of 10+6.0%
Mar102 of 10−7.9%
Apr105 of 10−1.6%
May107 of 10+3.4%
Jun107 of 10+4.8%
Jul117 of 11+0.55%
Aug117 of 11+0.47%
Sep113 of 11−3.7%
Oct114 of 11−1.0%
Nov109 of 10+10%
Dec102 of 10−1.7%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.