Rep. Byron Donalds Sells Off Shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM)

Representative Byron Donalds (R-Florida) recently sold shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM). In a filing disclosed on February 12th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Howmet Aerospace stock on January 8th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MORAN WEALTH IRA” account.

Representative Byron Donalds also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) on 1/8/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) on 1/8/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) on 12/4/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Comfort Systems USA (NYSE:FIX) on 12/4/2025.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Performance

HWM stock opened at $258.16 on Friday. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a twelve month low of $105.04 and a twelve month high of $258.83. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 2.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The company has a market cap of $103.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 69.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.26. The business’s fifty day moving average is $218.31 and its 200-day moving average is $200.26.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $2.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.12 billion. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 30.41% and a net margin of 18.27%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.77 earnings per share. 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 3.27 EPS for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 6th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 6th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Howmet Aerospace’s payout ratio is presently 12.94%.

Insider Activity

In other Howmet Aerospace news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $251.70, for a total transaction of $11,364,255.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 107,008 shares in the company, valued at $26,933,913.60. The trade was a 29.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 1.04% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 49,139,989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,642,740,000 after acquiring an additional 664,595 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in Howmet Aerospace by 30.1% during 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. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Howmet Aerospace by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 18,365,429 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,765,280,000 after buying an additional 400,767 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 27.0% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 16,632,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,409,936,000 after buying an additional 3,531,700 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 11,307,538 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,316,277,000 after buying an additional 221,775 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on HWM shares. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $228.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Tuesday. UBS Group lifted their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $228.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Howmet Aerospace from $227.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $280.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, iA Financial set a $240.00 price objective on Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $252.95.

About Representative Donalds

Byron Donalds (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Florida’s 19th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2021. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Donalds (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Florida’s 19th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Byron Donalds was born in Brooklyn, New York, and lives in Naples, Florida. Donalds earned a bachelor’s degree in finance and marketing from Florida State University in 2002. His career experience includes working as a commercial credit officer in banking and as a portfolio manager in financial services.

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.