Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM Shares Sold by Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension

Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension lessened its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 13.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 105,785 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,761 shares during the period. Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $24,379,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in HWM. Brighton Jones LLC grew its position in Howmet Aerospace by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,548 shares of the company’s stock worth $279,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the first quarter valued at $399,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the second quarter valued at $216,000. Brown Advisory Inc. increased its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 31.0% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 4,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $778,000 after acquiring an additional 990 shares during the period. Finally, Cary Street Partners Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the 2nd quarter valued at $145,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Howmet Aerospace Price Performance

Shares of HWM opened at $271.28 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $265.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $245.15. The company has a market capitalization of $108.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 62.94, a P/E/G ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.19. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $169.45 and a fifty-two week high of $290.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 1.59 and a current ratio of 2.44.

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

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 8th were issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 8th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. Howmet Aerospace’s payout ratio is presently 11.14%.

Insider Transactions at Howmet Aerospace

In other Howmet Aerospace news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 41,932 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $269.50, for a total value of $11,300,674.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 65,105 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,545,797.50. This represents a 39.18% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.85% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $240.00 target price for the company. Citigroup boosted 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, July 1st. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $318.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Tuesday, June 16th. KeyCorp initiated coverage on Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. They issued a “sector weight” rating for the company. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $340.00 target price (up from $265.00) on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Friday, May 8th. Eighteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $293.21.

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.