Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) Shares Down 5.5% – Should You Sell?

Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM)’s share price fell 5.5% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $233.45 and last traded at $234.1580. 1,468,438 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 41% from the average session volume of 2,509,244 shares. The stock had previously closed at $247.72.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently issued reports on HWM. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $315.00 target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Sunday, February 15th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Howmet Aerospace from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, January 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $278.00 price objective on Howmet Aerospace and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Citigroup cut their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $283.00 to $271.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $266.89.

Howmet Aerospace Price Performance

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 firm has a market cap of $94.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 63.99, a PEG ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $246.70 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $219.60.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.08. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 30.41% and a net margin of 18.27%.The business 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 business posted $0.77 EPS. Howmet Aerospace’s revenue for the quarter 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 analysts anticipate that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 4.57 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Howmet Aerospace

In other Howmet Aerospace news, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total value of $260,000.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 23,874 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,207,240. The trade was a 4.02% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, 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 value of $11,364,255.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 107,008 shares in the company, valued at $26,933,913.60. The trade was a 29.67% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 1.12% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Howmet Aerospace

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Acumen Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Howmet Aerospace in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 66.7% in the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 125 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 119.7% in the 2nd quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 134 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC increased its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 65.1% during the 4th quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 137 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. Institutional investors 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.