Caprock Group LLC Increases Holdings in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Caprock Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 13.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 17,338 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,061 shares during the period. Caprock Group LLC’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $3,555,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in HWM. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 119.7% during the 2nd quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 134 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 66.7% during the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 125 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 52.0% during the 3rd quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 152 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Howmet Aerospace during the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Howmet Aerospace during the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. 90.46% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HWM has been the subject of several analyst reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Tuesday. UBS Group upped their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $228.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $283.00 to $271.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. Bank of America upped their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $280.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Friday, February 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $266.89.

Insider Buying and Selling at Howmet Aerospace

In other Howmet Aerospace news, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total transaction of $260,000.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 23,874 shares in the company, valued at $6,207,240. This represents a 4.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 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 position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 1.04% of the company’s stock.

Howmet Aerospace Price Performance

Howmet Aerospace stock opened at $246.41 on Friday. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 12 month low of $129.28 and a 12 month high of $267.31. The company has a current ratio of 2.13, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $246.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is $219.93. The company has a market cap of $98.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 66.42, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.24.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.08. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 30.41% and a net margin of 18.27%.The business had revenue of $2.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.12 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.77 earnings per share. Howmet Aerospace’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. Sell-side analysts forecast that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 4.57 EPS for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 26th. Investors of record on Friday, May 8th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 8th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio is presently 12.94%.

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.