Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) have received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-two ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, seventeen have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $252.9474.

Several analysts have recently weighed in on HWM shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $278.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. UBS Group boosted their price target 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. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $315.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Sunday, February 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $227.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Bank of America upped their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th.

Howmet Aerospace Trading Down 2.4%

NYSE:HWM opened at $258.79 on Wednesday. Howmet Aerospace has a 1 year low of $105.04 and a 1 year high of $267.31. The stock has a market cap of $103.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 69.75, a P/E/G ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 1.21. 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 stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $226.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $204.59.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last posted its 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. The firm had revenue of $2.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.12 billion. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 30.41% and a net margin of 18.27%.The firm’s revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.77 earnings per share. 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, analysts anticipate that Howmet Aerospace will post 3.27 earnings per share 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 issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 6th. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio is presently 12.94%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Howmet Aerospace news, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of Howmet Aerospace stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total value of $260,000.00. Following 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $26,933,913.60. The trade was a 29.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 1.12% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Howmet Aerospace

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Banque Transatlantique SA grew its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 25.6% in the 4th quarter. Banque Transatlantique SA now owns 178,434 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,699,000 after purchasing an additional 36,406 shares during the last quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 39.9% during the fourth quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. now owns 2,040 shares of the company’s stock worth $424,000 after purchasing an additional 582 shares during the period. MV Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in Howmet Aerospace in the 4th quarter valued at $33,000. McLaughlin Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the 4th quarter worth $1,730,000. Finally, Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

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.