Mezzasalma Advisors LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Mezzasalma Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 22.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,885 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,197 shares during the period. Mezzasalma Advisors LLC’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $2,516,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY boosted its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY now owns 1,949 shares of the company’s stock worth $400,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Global Trust Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 1.2% in the third quarter. Global Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 4,110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $807,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Earned Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Earned Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,030,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. REAP Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 24.1% during the third quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 51 shares during the period. Finally, Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 3,134 shares of the company’s stock worth $615,000 after acquiring an additional 51 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Howmet Aerospace

In other news, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total transaction of $260,000.00. Following the transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the company’s 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $26,933,913.60. This trade represents a 29.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.04% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of Howmet Aerospace stock opened at $232.86 on Monday. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a twelve month low of $105.04 and a twelve month high of $267.31. The stock has a market cap of $93.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 62.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.24. 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 company has a fifty day moving average price of $238.06 and a 200 day moving average price of $214.68.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last issued 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. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 30.41% and a net margin of 18.27%.The company had revenue of $2.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.12 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.77 earnings per share. The firm’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. Equities research analysts forecast that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 3.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 6th were issued a $0.12 dividend. 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 currently 12.94%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have weighed in on HWM shares. Susquehanna boosted 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. KeyCorp began coverage on Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. They issued a “sector weight” rating for the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Bank of America increased their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $315.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Sunday, February 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $260.30.

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.