Freemont Management S.A. Has $4.22 Million Stock Position in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Freemont Management S.A. lowered its stake in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 9.4% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 18,300 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,900 shares during the quarter. Freemont Management S.A.’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $4,217,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. UMB Bank n.a. increased its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $332,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. 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 valued at $338,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the period. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its position 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 acquiring an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. lifted its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. now owns 10,537 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,634,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust boosted 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 worth $221,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Howmet Aerospace from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, July 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $265.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Susquehanna raised their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. KeyCorp assumed coverage on Howmet Aerospace in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “sector weight” rating on the stock. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on Howmet Aerospace from $260.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Eighteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $293.21.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Howmet Aerospace news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 41,932 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 65,105 shares in the company, valued at $17,545,797.50. The trade was 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 the SEC website. 0.85% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Up 0.4%

Howmet Aerospace stock opened at $272.26 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $108.93 billion, a PE ratio of 63.17, a P/E/G ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 1.59 and a current ratio of 2.44. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $266.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $246.67. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a twelve month low of $169.45 and a twelve month high of $290.63.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $1.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.11 by $0.11. Howmet Aerospace had a net margin of 20.23% and a return on equity of 29.27%. The company had revenue of $2.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.24 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business 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. On average, research analysts predict that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 5.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 26th. Investors of record on Friday, May 8th were given a dividend of $0.12 per share. 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 11.14%.

Howmet Aerospace Company 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.