Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) Receives $318.00 Average Target Price from Brokerages

Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the twenty-one ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, seventeen have given a buy recommendation and two have given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $318.00.

HWM has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Guggenheim assumed coverage on Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Monday, September 14th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $350.00 price target on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $325.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Susquehanna upped their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $330.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Tuesday, September 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Howmet Aerospace from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, July 5th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Howmet Aerospace

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HWM. MUFG Securities EMEA plc boosted its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 752.6% in the 4th quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc now owns 65,783 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,487,000 after purchasing an additional 58,067 shares during the period. Bearing Point Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 9.5% in the fourth quarter. Bearing Point Capital LLC now owns 54,619 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,198,000 after buying an additional 4,757 shares in the last quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC boosted its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 95.3% in the first quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC now owns 24,338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,609,000 after acquiring an additional 11,878 shares during the period. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA grew its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 28.6% during the first quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 230,064 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,984,000 after acquiring an additional 51,169 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Man Group plc bought a new stake in Howmet Aerospace during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $104,566,000. 90.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Howmet Aerospace Trading Down 0.8%

HWM opened at $225.56 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.82 and a quick ratio of 0.87. Howmet Aerospace has a fifty-two week low of $183.83 and a fifty-two week high of $310.00. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $265.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $258.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $90.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.61, a PEG ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.19.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.33 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.24 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $2.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.43 billion. Howmet Aerospace had a net margin of 20.52% and a return on equity of 33.91%. Howmet Aerospace’s revenue was up 24.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.91 earnings per share. Howmet Aerospace has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.340-1.360 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.230-5.310 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Howmet Aerospace will post 5.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 7th were given a $0.14 dividend. This is a boost from Howmet Aerospace’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 7th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio is 12.07%.

Howmet Aerospace Company Profile

Howmet Aerospace Inc (NYSE:HWM) is an aerospace and industrial manufacturer that develops and produces engineered components for commercial and defense aircraft, as well as products for transportation, energy and other industrial markets. Its offerings include aircraft engine components, airframe structures, fastening systems and forged aluminum wheels for commercial transportation.

The company’s aerospace products include turbine airfoils, engine casings, structural components and other specialized parts designed to support aircraft performance and efficiency.