XPEL Inc. (XPEL) Insider, 13F Hedge Fund & Politician Buy/Sell Thermometer

$45.78 +4.35% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $46.25

XPEL Inc. (XPEL) earns a Roarable Rating of B+ (Buy) with 80/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (42% profit margin, 22% return on capital) with steady institutional support. The company’s underlying cash engine and institutional positioning keep the composite score in the Green Buy zone.

ROARABLE B+ • BUY Cap $1.26B
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INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $46.25 (+1.02%)🧬 Cannibal Buyback (-2.64% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 19/20 (A+) • 13.2% FCF Margin
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📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 80/100 (B+) historically ranked in the Top 9% of excess returns over the next 90 days (+8.2% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 71.3% hit rate).
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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw B+ · Rk A-
Cash (19)Whales (11)SEC (16)Macro (17)CEO (17)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+9.9% Base Target
$59 Bull$50 Base$38 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for XPEL)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±6.4%
Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (80/100 Composite)
🔍 WHY XPEL SCORES 80/100 (B+) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag
▲ #1 Bullish Driver: Cash Engine Quality+19/20 pts (24% of score)

SEC XBRL FY 2025 (10-K): 13.2% FCF Margin ($62.9M FCF) & 42.2% Gross Margin

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Macro Regime Fit+17/20 pts (21% of score)

FRED Regime × Technicals: 58% of 52W Range • RSI-14 at 54.8 (NEUTRAL RANGE)

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Whale & Options Positioning11/20 pts (-9 pt drag)

Put hedging (50% put share) caps near-term gamma upside (-9 pts vs max)

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current
Q1 (-3Q)
72
Grade B$44.43-1.4% Next Q
Q2 (-2Q)
75
Grade B+$43.81-1.5% Next Q
Q3 (-1Q)
77
Grade B+$43.14+6.1% Next Q
Current
80
Grade B+$45.78+8.2% Hist 90D α
Trajectory: B (72) → B+ (80)Full Audit →
⚔️ ADVERSARIAL OPPOSING CASE & FORENSIC KILL-SWITCH (WHY THE BULL/BEAR THESIS COULD FAIL)GIDEON ASHMERE // FORENSIC SHORT & KILL-SWITCH DOSSIER

⚔️ Adversarial Opposing Case: Why the XPEL Bull Thesis Could Fail

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Even with a 80/100 (B+) score, XPEL faces multiple-compression risk if 24.6x trailing P/E re-rate toward historical sector medians or if hyperscaler/enterprise customer concentration slows in upcoming 10-Q filings.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #1

Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #2

Dilution & Margin Drag: Cannibal Buyback (-2.64% YoY Shares) — any gross margin slip below 39.7% triggers an automatic RQD downgrade.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #3

Technical & Forensic Kill-Switch: A daily close below the 50D SMA ($46.10) or 200D SMA ($46.21) invalidates the momentum regime and cuts Target Base ($50.31) toward Bear Floor ($37.54).

🎲 LIVE PREDICTION MARKET ODDS TIED TO $XPEL• $2.4M Crowd Pool • Kalshi / Polymarket Composite
Contract: “XPEL Beats Next Quarter EPS Consensus (Dec 30, 2026) & Holds Above 200D SMA”
SEC FORM 4 × 13F HEDGE FUNDS × CONGRESSIONAL STOCK ACT

XPEL Smart-Money Thermometer: HEAVY INSIDER & 13F ACCUMULATION

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▲ Disclosed Buys: 0 ($0)▼ Disclosed Sales: 0 ($0)

Wide-Open SEC Form 4, 13F & Congressional Disclosure Ledger (XPEL)

No recent open-market Form 4 cluster sales or emergency dumps flagged on XPEL. Visit the Global 13F & Congressional Whale Ledger for cross-market smart-money filings.

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XPEL // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -3.86%▲ ASCENDING TRIANGLE
2026-10-30O $45.55H $46.34L $45.34C $45.78VOL 155.2K
RES: $51.46SUP: $41.96SMA50: $46.10SMA200: $46.21
$53.55$49.83$46.11$42.39$38.68RES $51.46SUP $41.96$45.782026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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XPEL Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
18.3%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +13.3% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on XPEL today. View full Setup Ledger →

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No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for XPEL. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

AI Analyst Theses, Washington Policy & Company Video
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DETERMINISTIC MULTI-FACTOR EQUITY AUDIT • SEC EDGAR XBRL × RQD PEER BENCHMARK

📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (XPEL)

Industrials Rank #4 of 485 ⚔️ FOIL vs XPEL Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Industrials Peer Comparison (XPEL vs. FOIL, TRS, PKOH, AZZ)

Industry: Industrial Specialties (55 Tracked Issuers)

Across 485 tracked Industrials securities in the Roarable RQD universe, XPEL Inc. (XPEL) ranks #4 by composite RQD confidence (80/100, grade B+) and #235 by equity capitalization ($1.26B). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, TRS leads on earnings valuation at 11.5x trailing P/E, while XPEL leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 21.6% ROIC and 42.2% gross margin. XPEL currently leads its immediate peer cohort in composite quantitative strength at 80/100 (B+).

Ticker / Company Roarable Grade RQD Score Trailing P/E Gross Margin ROIC 1D Change Market Cap Head-to-Head
XPEL ACTIVE
XPEL Inc.
B+ 80/100 24.6x 42.2% 21.6% +4.35% $1.26B Benchmark Subject
FOIL
Londian Wason New Energy Tech Inc. each representing five
D 49/100 — — — -6.99% $1.21B /foil-vs-xpel →
TRS
TriMas Corporation
D+ 55/100 11.5x 21.4% 4.8% -1.73% $1.39B /trs-vs-xpel →
PKOH
Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.
D+ 57/100 27.4x 17.0% 15.6% +0.69% $652.1M /pkoh-vs-xpel →
AZZ
AZZ Inc.
B 73/100 13.0x 23.9% 11.3% +0.82% $4.13B /azz-vs-xpel →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-12-31 • CIK 0001767258

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31), XPEL Inc. (XPEL) reported GAAP revenue of $476.2M (+13.3% vs. FY2024 revenue of $420.4M , and +20.2% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of $51.2M, operating cash flow of $66.9M, and free cash flow of $62.9M (+53.1% YoY). On the balance sheet, XPEL closed FY2025 with $382.5M in total assets against $0 in total debt (Altman Z-Score: 11.04, Piotroski F-Score: 9/9).

Fiscal Period Filing Date Revenue Net Income Operating Cash Flow Free Cash Flow Total Assets Total Debt
FY2025 (FY) 2025-12-31 $476.2M $51.2M $66.9M $62.9M $382.5M $0
FY2024 (FY) 2024-12-31 $420.4M $45.5M $47.8M $41.1M $285.6M —
FY2023 (FY) 2023-12-31 $396.3M $52.8M $37.4M $37.4M — —

3. XPEL Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is XPEL stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

As of 2026-11-01, XPEL Inc. (NASDAQ: XPEL) is rated B+ (Buy / BUY) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 80/100 at a spot price of $45.78 (+4.35% 1D, market cap $1.26B). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 19/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 11/20, Executive Insider Alignment 16/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 17/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 17/20. Across 485 tracked Industrials issuers, XPEL ranks #4 in composite RQD confidence.

How does XPEL compare to FOIL and TRS in the Industrials sector?

Within the Industrials sector (Industrial Specialties), XPEL carries a Roarable B+ (80/100 RQD), trailing P/E of 24.6x, gross margin of 42.2%, and ROIC of 21.6%. By comparison, FOIL (Londian Wason New Energy Tech Inc. each representing five) holds a D grade (49/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $1.21B) and TRS (TriMas Corporation) posts a D+ grade (55/100 RQD, P/E 11.5x, ROIC 4.8%, cap $1.39B). Among the 5-stock peer group, TRS leads on earnings multiple (11.5x) while XPEL leads on capital efficiency (21.6% ROIC).

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for XPEL?

Per XPEL's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31, CIK 0001767258), XPEL Inc. generated $476.2M in revenue (+13.3% YoY), $51.2M in net income, and $62.9M in free cash flow against $382.5M in total assets and $0 in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Strong cash generator (42% profit margin)—profits are backed by real money, not accounting tricks.. Primary risk factors monitored: Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

Where is XPEL trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

XPEL last traded at $45.78 (+4.35% on volume of 249,847 shares), positioning the stock -0.69% below its 50-day simple moving average ($46.10) and -0.93% below its 200-day simple moving average ($46.21). Across its 52-week range of $31.88 to $55.91, XPEL sits at the 57.8% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 54.8 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±6.4% ($42.85 to $48.71).

XPEL Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index

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Are XPEL insiders and hedge funds buying or selling?

Roarable's SEC Form 4 and 13F Whale Thermometer currently classifies XPEL leadership and institutional positioning as: HEAVY INSIDER & 13F ACCUMULATION.

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