2,492 Shares in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM Acquired by R Squared Ltd

R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 2,492 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $489,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Traub Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the second quarter worth $25,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 119.7% during the second quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 134 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the period. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 52.0% during the third quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 152 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Manning & Napier Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Howmet Aerospace in the third quarter valued at $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have weighed in on HWM. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $280.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $228.00 target price on Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $315.00 target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Sunday, February 15th. UBS Group boosted their price target on Howmet Aerospace from $228.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Howmet Aerospace from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, January 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $252.95.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of NYSE:HWM opened at $262.12 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $224.60 and its 200 day moving average is $203.01. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 12-month low of $105.04 and a 12-month high of $262.63. The stock has a market cap of $105.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 70.65, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 2.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $2.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.12 billion. Howmet Aerospace had a net margin of 18.27% and a return on equity of 30.41%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.77 earnings per share. 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. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 3.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Investors of record on Friday, February 6th were paid a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 6th. Howmet Aerospace’s payout ratio is currently 12.94%.

Insider Transactions at Howmet Aerospace

In other Howmet Aerospace news, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total transaction of $260,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 23,874 shares in the company, valued at $6,207,240. This trade represents a 4.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $251.70, for a total value of $11,364,255.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 107,008 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,933,913.60. This represents a 29.67% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 1.04% of the company’s stock.

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.