ABN Amro Investment Solutions Buys 2,056 Shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

ABN Amro Investment Solutions increased its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 13.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,433 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,056 shares during the quarter. ABN Amro Investment Solutions’ holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $4,018,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 119.7% during the second 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 last quarter. Acumen Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the 4th quarter worth $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 worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC purchased a new stake in Howmet Aerospace in the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC raised its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 65.1% in the 4th quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 137 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Howmet Aerospace

In other news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 41,932 shares of the business’s 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 completion of 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 company insiders.

Howmet Aerospace Price Performance

HWM stock opened at $287.34 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $266.93 and a 200-day moving average of $248.98. 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 Inc. has a 12 month low of $169.45 and a 12 month high of $290.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $114.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 66.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.19.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $1.22 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 for the quarter was up 19.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.86 earnings per share. 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.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have commented on HWM. TD Cowen upped their price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 13th. 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. BNP Paribas Exane reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $340.00 price target (up from $265.00) on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Friday, May 8th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $260.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $265.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. Eighteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus 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.