Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. Increases Stock Holdings in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. increased its position in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 1.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 148,274 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,774 shares during the quarter. Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V.’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $30,399,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in Howmet Aerospace by 119.7% during the 2nd quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 134 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares during the period. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Howmet Aerospace by 52.0% in the 3rd quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 152 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the period. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC bought a new position in Howmet Aerospace in the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 339.0% during the 4th quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $227.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $278.00 target price on Howmet Aerospace and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Citigroup upped their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $255.00 to $283.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Howmet Aerospace from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, January 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Howmet Aerospace presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $256.15.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Performance

NYSE HWM opened at $222.46 on Tuesday. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 52-week low of $105.04 and a 52-week high of $267.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 2.13. The company has a market capitalization of $89.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.96, a P/E/G ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a fifty day moving average of $236.92 and a 200-day moving average of $213.37.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.08. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 30.41% and a net margin of 18.27%.The business had revenue of $2.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.12 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.77 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 3.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity

In related news, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total transaction of $260,000.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 23,874 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,207,240. This trade represents a 4.02% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $251.70, for a total value of $11,364,255.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 107,008 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,933,913.60. The trade was a 29.67% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 1.12% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Howmet Aerospace

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.