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

Shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-four brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, eighteen have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $256.15.

A number of brokerages have issued reports on HWM. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and set a $280.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Howmet Aerospace from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, January 18th. KeyCorp initiated coverage on Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Wednesday. They set a “sector weight” rating on the stock. Susquehanna increased their price target on Howmet Aerospace from $255.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $280.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Friday, February 13th.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:HWM opened at $227.78 on Friday. Howmet Aerospace has a 52 week low of $105.04 and a 52 week high of $267.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $91.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 61.40, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.21. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $236.98 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $212.89. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 2.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 the consensus estimate of $2.12 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.77 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue 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, analysts expect that Howmet Aerospace will post 3.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Howmet Aerospace Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 6th were issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 6th. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 12.94%.

Insider Transactions at Howmet Aerospace

In related news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $251.70, for a total value of $11,364,255.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 107,008 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,933,913.60. This represents a 29.67% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total transaction of $260,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 23,874 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $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. 1.04% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Howmet Aerospace

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 45.5% in the fourth quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 59,409 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,180,000 after purchasing an additional 18,581 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors lifted its holdings in Howmet Aerospace by 144.7% during the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 11,578 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,374,000 after buying an additional 6,846 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Howmet Aerospace by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 46,912 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,623,000 after buying an additional 1,778 shares in the last quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co boosted its position in Howmet Aerospace by 20,402.0% in the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 1,441,906 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,562,000 after buying an additional 1,434,873 shares during the period. Finally, Banque Transatlantique SA boosted its position in Howmet Aerospace by 25.6% in the 4th quarter. Banque Transatlantique SA now owns 178,434 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,699,000 after buying an additional 36,406 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

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.