Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) Downgraded to “Buy” Rating by Wall Street Zen

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) was downgraded by stock analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Sunday.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. BTIG Research raised their price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $315.00 target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Citigroup increased their price target on Howmet Aerospace from $303.00 to $311.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Truist Financial set a $280.00 price target on Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $320.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Eighteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Howmet Aerospace presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $287.95.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Performance

Howmet Aerospace stock opened at $270.59 on Friday. 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 has a 1 year low of $169.45 and a 1 year high of $290.63. The company has a market cap of $108.26 billion, a PE ratio of 62.78, a PEG ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.19. The company’s 50-day moving average is $261.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is $241.77.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $1.22 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $2.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.24 billion. Howmet Aerospace had a net margin of 20.23% and a return on equity of 29.27%. Howmet Aerospace’s revenue was up 19.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.86 EPS. 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 anticipate that Howmet Aerospace will post 5.05 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Howmet Aerospace

In other news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 41,932 shares of Howmet Aerospace stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $269.50, for a total transaction of $11,300,674.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 65,105 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,545,797.50. This trade represents a 39.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.85% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Howmet Aerospace

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of HWM. UMB Bank n.a. grew its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,620 shares of the company’s stock valued at $332,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the period. Tudor Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Tudor Financial Inc. now owns 1,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $338,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the period. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 2.5% in the 1st quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 1,730 shares of the company’s stock valued at $399,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the period. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. raised its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 0.4% in the first quarter. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. now owns 10,537 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,634,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust increased its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,077 shares of the company’s stock valued at $221,000 after buying an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. 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.