Deutsche Bank AG Sells 138,264 Shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Deutsche Bank AG trimmed its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 7.7% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 1,647,511 shares of the company’s stock after selling 138,264 shares during the quarter. Deutsche Bank AG’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $337,773,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC increased its position in Howmet Aerospace by 339.3% during the 4th quarter. Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,847 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,199,000 after purchasing an additional 4,516 shares in the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH increased its position in Howmet Aerospace by 8.2% during the 4th quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 475,814 shares of the company’s stock worth $96,916,000 after purchasing an additional 36,195 shares in the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. increased its position in Howmet Aerospace by 20.3% during the 3rd quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 153,889 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,198,000 after purchasing an additional 25,957 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp increased its position in Howmet Aerospace by 75.0% during the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 42,975 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,810,000 after purchasing an additional 18,417 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich acquired a new position in Howmet Aerospace during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $33,583,000. 90.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

HWM has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. BNP Paribas Exane reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $340.00 price objective (up from $265.00) on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $280.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. KeyCorp started coverage on Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. They issued a “sector weight” rating for the company. Finally, BTIG Research upped their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Howmet Aerospace presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $285.53.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Performance

Howmet Aerospace stock opened at $249.44 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $252.26 and a 200-day moving average of $233.11. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 1 year low of $165.51 and a 1 year high of $280.74. 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 company has a market capitalization of $99.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 57.87, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.19.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $1.22 earnings per share (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 company had revenue of $2.31 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.24 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.86 earnings per share. The firm’s 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. On average, equities research analysts predict that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 5.04 earnings per share for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced 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 dividend payout ratio is currently 11.14%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Howmet Aerospace news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 41,932 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 owned 65,105 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,545,797.50. This represents a 39.18% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.85% of the company’s stock.

Howmet Aerospace 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.