Caxton Associates LLP Has $2.11 Million Stock Position in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Caxton Associates LLP grew its holdings in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 36.7% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 9,163 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,458 shares during the period. Caxton Associates LLP’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $2,112,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. UMB Bank n.a. raised its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $332,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Tudor Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Tudor Financial Inc. now owns 1,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $338,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 2.5% during the first quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 1,730 shares of the company’s stock worth $399,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the period. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 0.4% during the first quarter. Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. now owns 10,537 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,634,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the period. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,077 shares of the company’s stock valued at $221,000 after buying an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. 90.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Howmet Aerospace

In other news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 41,932 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a 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

NYSE HWM opened at $289.09 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $267.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is $249.26. The firm has a market capitalization of $115.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.07, a P/E/G ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.19. 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 Inc. has a 1 year low of $169.45 and a 1 year high of $293.00.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 20.23% and a return on equity of 29.27%. The business had revenue of $2.31 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.24 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.86 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 19.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, research analysts expect that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 5.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen cut Howmet Aerospace from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, July 5th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 13th. Susquehanna upped their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. BNP Paribas Exane reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $340.00 target price (up from $265.00) on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on Howmet Aerospace in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $240.00 target price on the stock. Eighteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Howmet Aerospace presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $293.21.

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.