Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft Boosts Position in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 161.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,205 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,979 shares during the period. Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $694,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in Howmet Aerospace during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,793,698,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in Howmet Aerospace by 27.0% during 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 acquiring an additional 3,531,700 shares during the period. Auto Owners Insurance Co grew its position in Howmet Aerospace by 20,402.0% during the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 1,441,906 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,562,000 after acquiring an additional 1,434,873 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its position in Howmet Aerospace by 27.8% in the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,754,204 shares of the company’s stock valued at $564,667,000 after purchasing an additional 599,151 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 56.3% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,433,811 shares of the company’s stock valued at $293,960,000 after purchasing an additional 516,570 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Howmet Aerospace Price Performance

NYSE HWM opened at $278.98 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $111.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.73, a PEG ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.19. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 1-year low of $169.45 and a 1-year high of $290.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 2.44 and a quick ratio of 1.59. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $266.46 and its 200-day moving average price is $247.91.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $1.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.11 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $2.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.24 billion. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 29.27% and a net margin of 20.23%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 19.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.86 EPS. Howmet Aerospace has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.880-5.000 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.240 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 5.05 earnings per share for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 26th. Investors of record on Friday, May 8th were paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 8th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Howmet Aerospace’s payout ratio is currently 11.14%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. KeyCorp started coverage on Howmet Aerospace in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “sector weight” rating on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and set a $318.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. BNP Paribas Exane reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $340.00 price objective (up from $265.00) on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Friday, May 8th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $303.00 to $311.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $320.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Eighteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Howmet Aerospace currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $293.21.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 41,932 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $269.50, for a total transaction of $11,300,674.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 65,105 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,545,797.50. The trade was a 39.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.85% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.