Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC Purchases 8,679 Shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC raised its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 563.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,219 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,679 shares during the quarter. Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $2,095,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of Howmet Aerospace stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total value of $260,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 23,874 shares in the company, valued at $6,207,240. This trade represents a 4.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $251.70, for a total transaction of $11,364,255.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 107,008 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,933,913.60. This trade represents a 29.67% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 1.12% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Performance

Shares of HWM opened at $229.80 on Wednesday. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 1 year low of $105.04 and a 1 year high of $267.31. 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 stock’s fifty day moving average price is $237.11 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $213.68. The firm has a market cap of $92.14 billion, a PE ratio of 61.94, a PEG ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.21.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.08. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 30.41% and a net margin of 18.27%.The company had revenue of $2.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.12 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.77 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 3.27 EPS for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 6th were given a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 6th. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 12.94%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on the company. Truist Financial set a $280.00 price target on Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $315.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Sunday, February 15th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $280.00 target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Friday, February 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, KeyCorp started coverage on Howmet Aerospace in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “sector weight” rating for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $256.15.

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.