Chilton Investment Co. Inc. Purchases 4,447 Shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Chilton Investment Co. Inc. boosted its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 181.0% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 6,904 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,447 shares during the period. Chilton Investment Co. Inc.’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $1,355,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of HWM. Traub Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the second quarter worth $25,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 119.7% in the 2nd 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 raised its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 52.0% during the 3rd quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 152 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the period. Finally, Manning & Napier Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Howmet Aerospace during the 3rd quarter worth $32,000. Institutional investors own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Howmet Aerospace news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 107,008 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,933,913.60. This represents a 29.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total transaction of $260,000.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly 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 disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 1.12% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HWM has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on Howmet Aerospace in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $240.00 target price on the stock. Citigroup raised their price target on Howmet Aerospace from $255.00 to $283.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $280.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Friday, February 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $278.00 price objective on Howmet Aerospace and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Wolfe Research set a $270.00 target price on Howmet Aerospace and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Howmet Aerospace presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $256.15.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE HWM opened at $236.76 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $233.28 and a 200 day moving average price of $208.95. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $94.93 billion, a PE ratio of 63.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.20.

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 firm had revenue of $2.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.12 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.77 EPS. The business’s quarterly 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. Analysts predict that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 3.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Investors of record on Friday, February 6th were issued 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 payout ratio is presently 12.94%.

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.