Global Trust Asset Management LLC Has $156,000 Holdings in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Global Trust Asset Management LLC cut its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 81.5% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 760 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,350 shares during the period. Global Trust Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $156,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of HWM. 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 purchasing an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC grew its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the third quarter valued at $32,000. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the third quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC raised its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 339.0% in the fourth quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 139 shares during the last quarter. 90.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HWM has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $227.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. KeyCorp started coverage on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “sector weight” rating on the stock. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $280.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $260.30.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Howmet Aerospace news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of Howmet Aerospace 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 107,008 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,933,913.60. The trade was a 29.67% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the 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 completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 23,874 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,207,240. This trade represents a 4.02% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 1.04% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Howmet Aerospace Price Performance

Shares of HWM stock opened at $232.86 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $93.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 62.77, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.24. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 12 month low of $105.04 and a 12 month high of $267.31. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 2.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $238.06 and a 200 day moving average price of $214.48.

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

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

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