Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the nineteen brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $175.50.

HWM has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $190.00 target price (up previously from $140.00) on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Howmet Aerospace from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, September 26th. Vertical Research reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 17th.

Howmet Aerospace Price Performance

Shares of NYSE HWM opened at $189.41 on Friday. Howmet Aerospace has a twelve month low of $98.83 and a twelve month high of $198.48. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $182.33 and a 200 day simple moving average of $165.97. The company has a market capitalization of $76.36 billion, a PE ratio of 55.38, a P/E/G ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a quick ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.87 by $0.04. Howmet Aerospace had a net margin of 18.09% and a return on equity of 28.17%. The business had revenue of $2.05 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.99 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.67 earnings per share. Howmet Aerospace’s quarterly revenue was up 9.2% on a year-over-year basis. Howmet Aerospace has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.890-0.910 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.560-3.640 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Howmet Aerospace will post 3.27 EPS for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 7th will be issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 7th. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 14.04%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Howmet Aerospace

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of HWM. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Howmet Aerospace in the second quarter worth $1,633,157,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in Howmet Aerospace by 30.1% in the second quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 31,806,624 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,920,181,000 after purchasing an additional 7,356,077 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in Howmet Aerospace in the first quarter worth $366,209,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in Howmet Aerospace by 51.8% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 3,635,999 shares of the company’s stock worth $676,769,000 after purchasing an additional 1,240,071 shares during the period. Finally, Westfield Capital Management Co. LP acquired a new stake in Howmet Aerospace in the first quarter worth $147,251,000. 90.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Howmet Aerospace

Howmet Aerospace Inc provides advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries in the United States, Japan, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Italy, Canada, Poland, China, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Engine Products, Fastening Systems, Engineered Structures, and Forged Wheels.