16,270 Shares in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM Bought by United Capital Financial Advisors LLC

United Capital Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 16,270 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,374,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in HWM. West Paces Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the 2nd quarter valued at about $27,000. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Howmet Aerospace by 55.1% in the 2nd quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC now owns 107 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Acumen Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Howmet Aerospace in the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 119.7% in the second quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 134 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 65.1% during the fourth quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 137 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on HWM shares. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Howmet Aerospace from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. Susquehanna increased their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $330.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. TD Cowen lifted their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $310.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company restated an “outperform” rating and set a $315.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Monday, August 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $316.22.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Performance

NYSE:HWM opened at $264.48 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.82. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $170.81 and a fifty-two week high of $310.00. The firm has a market cap of $105.82 billion, a PE ratio of 57.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.20. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $277.41 and a 200-day moving average price of $260.48.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.33 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.24 by $0.09. Howmet Aerospace had a net margin of 20.52% and a return on equity of 33.91%. The company had revenue of $2.55 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.43 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.91 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.1% on a year-over-year basis. Howmet Aerospace has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.340-1.360 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.230-5.310 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 5.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 7th were issued a $0.14 dividend. This is a boost from Howmet Aerospace’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 7th. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. Howmet Aerospace’s payout ratio is 12.07%.

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.