Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS Makes New Investment in XPEL, Inc. $XPEL

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS purchased a new stake in XPEL, Inc. (NASDAQ:XPEL) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 5,824 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $209,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in XPEL. SCS Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in XPEL in the first quarter valued at approximately $51,460,000. Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc. raised its holdings in XPEL by 12.5% during the 2nd quarter. Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 870,999 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,269,000 after purchasing an additional 96,660 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of XPEL in the 1st quarter worth approximately $2,714,000. Sprucegrove Investment Management Ltd. lifted its position in shares of XPEL by 129.0% in the 2nd quarter. Sprucegrove Investment Management Ltd. now owns 119,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,276,000 after purchasing an additional 67,100 shares during the period. Finally, LHM Inc. boosted its stake in shares of XPEL by 35.3% in the 1st quarter. LHM Inc. now owns 165,511 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,863,000 after purchasing an additional 43,158 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.08% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of XPEL from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Zacks Research raised XPEL from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of XPEL in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

XPEL Trading Down 0.8%

NASDAQ:XPEL opened at $46.48 on Friday. XPEL, Inc. has a 12 month low of $24.25 and a 12 month high of $47.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.50 and a beta of 1.68. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $36.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $36.42.

XPEL (NASDAQ:XPEL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $125.42 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $119.25 million. XPEL had a return on equity of 19.20% and a net margin of 10.12%.XPEL’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.54 EPS. XPEL has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts predict that XPEL, Inc. will post 1.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About XPEL

XPEL, Inc sells, distributes, and installs protective films and coatings worldwide. The company offers automotive surface and paint protection film, headlight protection, and automotive and architectural window films, as well as proprietary DAP software. It also provides pre-cut film products, merchandise and apparel, ceramic coatings, and tools and accessories.