Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) Stock Price Expected to Rise, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Analyst Says

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) had its target price raised by research analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $227.00 to $265.00 in a research note issued to investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “overweight” rating on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s price target points to a potential upside of 2.65% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. BTIG Research boosted their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $215.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 14th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $275.00 target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Friday, February 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $252.95.

Howmet Aerospace Trading Up 2.7%

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

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 EPS 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.12 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.77 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. As a group, analysts expect that Howmet Aerospace will post 3.27 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of Howmet Aerospace 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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 107,008 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,933,913.60. This trade represents a 29.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.04% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Howmet Aerospace

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Acumen Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Howmet Aerospace during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 66.7% during the fourth 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. Traub Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Finally, Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 119.7% in the 2nd quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 134 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. 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.