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Neal J. Keating's $242K purchase of HXL

HEXCEL CORP /DE/ · Director · filed Oct 28, 2026. Opened Oct 29, 2026, last checked Oct 29, 2026. Waiting for the 7-day result; next check Nov 4, 2026.

Reported value$242K3,000 shares at $80.67
For this personUnusual1 buy · 0 sales on file
Similar buys beat S&P46%1,159 cases · all buys 46%

Worth a closer look

  • Open-market purchase with their own money (Form 4 code P), not a grant or option exercise.
  • Raised their own holding by 1181%.

Reasons for caution

  • Other insiders sold $2.3M in the same 90 days, more than was bought.
  • Similar past buys beat the S&P 500 only 46% of the time (1,159 cases); the typical one trailed it by 1.8%.
  • Their past buys: only 0 of 3 beat the S&P 500.

What happened after this filing

7 days Pending due Nov 4
30 days Pending due Nov 27
90 days Pending due Jan 26

Insider Twins: past buys with the same traits

1 insider buying · no CEO or CFO · under $250K · stock down 20%+ in 3 months

OGEN Nov 25, 2020 +185.0% vs S&PCDIO Sep 5, 2023 +167.8% vs S&PSAH Mar 23, 2020 +163.2% vs S&PADTX Apr 23, 2026 -105.7% vs S&PAVTX May 8, 2023 -102.0% vs S&PIPW Jul 9, 2026 -96.6% vs S&P

What we couldn't check

  • Why they traded. Filings don't say, and we don't guess.
  • Company news after the filing, and any private terms.
Summary

Neal J. Keating (a director) bought $242K of HXL at about $80.67 on Oct 26, 2026, reported to the SEC on Oct 28, 2026. Buys like this beat the S&P 500 46% of the time since 2020, against 46% for all insider buys. We found 2 points that make it worth a closer look and 3 reasons for caution. History, not a prediction.

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Written by fixed rules from SEC filings and our measured history, not by an AI model. Public data only. History, not a prediction, and not investment advice.

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