Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) VP Barbara Lou Shultz Sells 1,000 Shares of Stock

Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total transaction of $260,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 23,874 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,207,240. The trade was a 4.02% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Howmet Aerospace Trading Up 0.7%

NYSE:HWM opened at $262.12 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 2.13 and a quick ratio of 1.09. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $224.60 and a 200-day moving average price of $203.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $105.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 70.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.26. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a one year low of $105.04 and a one year high of $262.63.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $2.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.12 billion. Howmet Aerospace had a net margin of 18.27% and a return on equity of 30.41%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.77 EPS. Howmet Aerospace has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.110 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.350-4.550 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 3.27 EPS for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 6th were paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 6th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. Howmet Aerospace’s payout ratio is presently 12.94%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have commented on HWM. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $228.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $280.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, BTIG Research boosted their price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $252.95.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Howmet Aerospace

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HWM. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in Howmet Aerospace by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,548 shares of the company’s stock valued at $279,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Howmet Aerospace in the 1st quarter worth about $399,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the second quarter worth approximately $216,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 1.8% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 536,478 shares of the company’s stock valued at $99,855,000 after buying an additional 9,439 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Howmet Aerospace in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $261,000. 90.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Howmet Aerospace Company Profile

Howmet Aerospace Inc is an industrial technology company that designs, manufactures and repairs engineered metal products for the aerospace, transportation and industrial markets. Its product portfolio includes precision castings and forgings, engineered fasteners, seamless rolled rings, and complex components for turbine engines, airframes and industrial gas turbines. The company also provides aftermarket services such as component repair, overhaul and parts distribution to support the operating fleet of commercial and military customers.

Howmet serves a global customer base of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and aftermarket operators, with manufacturing, service and distribution facilities across North America, Europe and Asia.