Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM Shares Bought by Motley Fool Asset Management LLC

Motley Fool Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 34.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 37,526 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,699 shares during the quarter. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $7,694,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Salomon & Ludwin LLC raised its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 12.5% in the fourth quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 423 shares of the company’s stock worth $90,000 after acquiring an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 5,561 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,140,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares during the last quarter. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY raised its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY now owns 1,949 shares of the company’s stock worth $400,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,990 shares of the company’s stock worth $408,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fidelis Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Fidelis Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,738 shares of the company’s stock worth $356,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the last quarter. 90.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Howmet Aerospace

In other Howmet Aerospace news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 41,932 shares of the business’s 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.85% of the company’s stock.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Performance

Howmet Aerospace stock opened at $256.77 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $102.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.58, a PEG ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 1.19. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $251.72 and a 200 day moving average price of $232.74. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 52 week low of $165.51 and a 52 week high of $280.74. The company has a current ratio of 2.44, a quick ratio of 1.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $1.22 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.11. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 29.27% and a net margin of 20.23%.The firm had revenue of $2.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.24 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.86 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 19.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 year.

Howmet Aerospace Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 8th were given 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 of this dividend was Friday, May 8th. Howmet Aerospace’s payout ratio is 11.14%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on HWM shares. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $315.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Friday, May 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $280.00 target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $320.00 target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Sunday, May 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $228.00 target price on Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $240.00 target price for the company. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Howmet Aerospace currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $285.53.

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.