Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) Now Covered by Analysts at KeyCorp

KeyCorp initiated coverage on shares of Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) in a report released on Wednesday morning. The firm issued a sector weight rating on the stock.

HWM has been the subject of a number of other reports. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $315.00 target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Sunday, February 15th. Wolfe Research set a $270.00 price target on Howmet Aerospace and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Truist Financial set a $280.00 price objective on Howmet Aerospace in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $228.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $275.00 target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $256.15.

Howmet Aerospace Trading Up 0.7%

HWM opened at $241.28 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $236.80 and its two-hundred day moving average is $212.19. The firm has a market cap of $96.74 billion, a PE ratio of 65.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.21. Howmet Aerospace has a twelve month low of $105.04 and a twelve month high of $267.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 2.13.

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

Howmet Aerospace Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 6th were issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 6th. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio 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 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 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 sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the 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 transaction, the vice president owned 23,874 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,207,240. This represents a 4.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 1.04% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Howmet Aerospace

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Voya Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Howmet Aerospace by 9.1% during the third quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 1,247,220 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,742,000 after purchasing an additional 104,207 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 59.2% in the third quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,401,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $273,288,000 after purchasing an additional 521,180 shares during the last quarter. GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC bought a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the third quarter valued at about $1,581,000. LBP AM SA lifted its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 18.0% during the 3rd quarter. LBP AM SA now owns 68,499 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,442,000 after buying an additional 10,460 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 76.3% during the 3rd quarter. Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC now owns 20,972 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,115,000 after buying an additional 9,078 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

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.