Vise Technologies Inc. Purchases 2,809 Shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Vise Technologies Inc. raised its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 19.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,600 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,809 shares during the period. Vise Technologies Inc.’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $3,608,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 49,139,989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,642,740,000 after purchasing an additional 664,595 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 1.6% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 17,964,662 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,525,206,000 after buying an additional 278,587 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 11,307,538 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,316,277,000 after buying an additional 221,775 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 2.4% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 10,877,771 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,134,545,000 after buying an additional 255,419 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the fourth quarter worth about $1,793,698,000. 90.46% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Howmet Aerospace Price Performance

HWM stock opened at $252.01 on Friday. 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 has a 50 day simple moving average of $250.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of $231.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $100.83 billion, a PE ratio of 58.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.19. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 1 year low of $165.51 and a 1 year high of $280.74.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $1.22 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $2.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.24 billion. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 29.27% and a net margin of 20.23%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 19.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.86 earnings per share. 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 5.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Howmet Aerospace Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 8th were given a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date 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 11.14%.

Insider Activity at Howmet Aerospace

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on HWM. Wolfe Research set a $270.00 target price on Howmet Aerospace and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. UBS Group upped their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $260.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. BTIG Research upped their price target on Howmet Aerospace from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $320.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Sunday, May 10th. Eighteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $285.53.

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.