Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft Grows Holdings in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted its stake in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 161.4% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 3,205 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,979 shares during the quarter. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $694,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of HWM. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake 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 acquiring an additional 73 shares during the period. Acumen Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its holdings in Howmet Aerospace by 66.7% in the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 125 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC acquired a new stake in Howmet Aerospace in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC lifted its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 65.1% during the fourth quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 137 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

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

Howmet Aerospace Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:HWM opened at $278.98 on Wednesday. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 12 month low of $169.45 and a 12 month high of $290.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $111.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 64.73, 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 current ratio of 2.44 and a quick ratio of 1.59. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $266.46 and its 200 day moving average price is $247.91.

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, topping the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.24 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.86 EPS. Howmet Aerospace’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. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 5.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 11.14%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. BTIG Research raised their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. KeyCorp initiated coverage on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “sector weight” rating on the stock. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $303.00 to $311.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. TD Cowen upped their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane reiterated 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 investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Howmet Aerospace currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average 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.