Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM Shares Sold by Natixis Advisors LLC

Natixis Advisors LLC trimmed its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 14.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 652,041 shares of the company’s stock after selling 108,572 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC owned about 0.16% of Howmet Aerospace worth $127,950,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in HWM. Traub Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Howmet Aerospace during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 119.7% in the 2nd quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 134 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 52.0% during the 3rd quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 152 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the 2nd quarter worth $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Howmet Aerospace news, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 approximately $6,207,240. This represents a 4.02% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $251.70, for a total transaction of $11,364,255.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 107,008 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,933,913.60. This trade represents a 29.67% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 1.04% of the company’s stock.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Down 0.9%

HWM opened at $250.10 on Monday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $229.24 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $206.32. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 2.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The company has a market cap of $100.28 billion, a PE ratio of 67.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.21. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 52 week low of $105.04 and a 52 week high of $267.31.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $2.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.12 billion. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 30.41% and a net margin of 18.27%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.77 EPS. 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. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 3.27 EPS for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Investors of record on Friday, February 6th were issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 6th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 12.94%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on HWM. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $280.00 target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $280.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Friday, February 13th. BNP Paribas Exane started coverage on Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $240.00 price objective for the company. Truist Financial set a $258.00 price objective on Howmet Aerospace in a report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, UBS Group raised their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $228.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $252.95.

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.