Chilton Investment Co. Inc. Has $1.36 Million Stake in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Chilton Investment Co. Inc. raised its stake in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 181.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 6,904 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,447 shares during the period. Chilton Investment Co. Inc.’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $1,355,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Global Trust Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 1.2% during the third quarter. Global Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 4,110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $807,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. REAP Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 24.1% in the 3rd quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 263 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 3,134 shares of the company’s stock worth $615,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 52.0% during the 3rd quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 152 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wedbush Securities Inc. increased its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 3,885 shares of the company’s stock worth $762,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. 90.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $280.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Susquehanna raised their price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $255.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. BTIG Research lifted their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $227.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $315.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Sunday, February 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Howmet Aerospace presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $256.15.

Howmet Aerospace Trading Down 2.9%

HWM opened at $236.76 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $233.28 and a 200 day simple moving average of $208.95. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $105.04 and a fifty-two week high of $267.31. The company has a market cap of $94.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 63.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 2.13 and a quick ratio of 1.09.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.08. Howmet Aerospace had a net margin of 18.27% and a return on equity of 30.41%. The firm had revenue of $2.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.12 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.77 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. Howmet Aerospace has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.110 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.350-4.550 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 3.27 earnings per share for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Investors of record on Friday, February 6th were paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 6th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Howmet Aerospace’s payout ratio is 12.94%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $251.70, for a total value of $11,364,255.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 107,008 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,933,913.60. This represents a 29.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total value of $260,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 23,874 shares in the company, valued at $6,207,240. The trade was a 4.02% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.12% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Howmet Aerospace 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.