Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM Shares Bought by Franklin Resources Inc.

Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 56.3% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,433,811 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 516,570 shares during the quarter. Franklin Resources Inc.’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $293,960,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC increased its position in Howmet Aerospace by 339.3% during the fourth quarter. Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,847 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,199,000 after buying an additional 4,516 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH increased its position in Howmet Aerospace by 8.2% during the fourth quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 475,814 shares of the company’s stock worth $96,916,000 after buying an additional 36,195 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. increased its position in Howmet Aerospace by 20.3% during the third quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 153,889 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,198,000 after buying an additional 25,957 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp increased its position in Howmet Aerospace by 75.0% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 42,975 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,810,000 after buying an additional 18,417 shares during the period. Finally, Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich acquired a new position in Howmet Aerospace during the third quarter worth approximately $33,583,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Howmet Aerospace Trading Up 4.1%

Shares of HWM stock opened at $256.77 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $251.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $232.74. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a twelve month low of $165.51 and a twelve month high of $280.74. The company has a market capitalization of $102.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a current ratio of 2.44, a quick ratio of 1.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $1.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.11 by $0.11. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 29.27% and a net margin of 20.23%.The firm had revenue of $2.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.24 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.86 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Howmet Aerospace has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.880-5.000 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.240 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 5.04 EPS for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 26th. Investors of record on Friday, May 8th were paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 8th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Howmet Aerospace’s payout ratio is 11.14%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Howmet Aerospace

In related news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 41,932 shares of Howmet Aerospace stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $269.50, for a total value of $11,300,674.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 65,105 shares in the company, valued at $17,545,797.50. The trade was a 39.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 0.85% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

HWM has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $320.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Sunday, May 10th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $315.00 target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Friday, May 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $265.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. Truist Financial set a $280.00 target price on Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Eighteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $285.53.

Howmet Aerospace 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.