BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S Sells 56,365 Shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S reduced its stake in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 59.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 38,291 shares of the company’s stock after selling 56,365 shares during the quarter. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $7,850,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in Howmet Aerospace by 339.3% in the 4th quarter. Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,199,000 after acquiring an additional 4,516 shares in the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH lifted its position in Howmet Aerospace by 8.2% in the 4th quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 475,814 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,916,000 after acquiring an additional 36,195 shares in the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. increased its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 20.3% in the 3rd quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 153,889 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,198,000 after buying an additional 25,957 shares during the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp lifted its position in Howmet Aerospace by 75.0% during the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 42,975 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,810,000 after buying an additional 18,417 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich bought a new stake in Howmet Aerospace during the 3rd quarter worth about $33,583,000. 90.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have commented on HWM shares. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $271.00 to $303.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $260.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $280.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $315.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $320.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Sunday, May 10th. Eighteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Howmet Aerospace has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $285.53.

Insider Buying and Selling at Howmet Aerospace

In other news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 41,932 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 in the company, valued at $17,545,797.50. The trade was a 39.18% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.85% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Up 1.1%

Howmet Aerospace stock opened at $252.01 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $100.83 billion, a PE ratio of 58.47, a P/E/G ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.19. The company’s 50-day moving average is $250.83 and its 200-day moving average is $231.82. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $165.51 and a fifty-two week high of $280.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 2.44 and a quick ratio of 1.59.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $1.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $2.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 for the quarter was up 19.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business 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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 5.04 earnings per share for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 8th were paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 8th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Howmet Aerospace’s payout ratio is currently 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.