Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM Shares Sold by Sapient Capital LLC

Sapient Capital LLC cut its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 6.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 54,636 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,545 shares during the quarter. Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $10,169,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of HWM. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,548 shares of the company’s stock valued at $279,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the period. State of Wyoming increased its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 271.8% during the 4th quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 3,662 shares of the company’s stock valued at $401,000 after purchasing an additional 2,677 shares during the period. Two Sigma Advisers LP increased its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 15.9% during the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 8,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $875,000 after purchasing an additional 1,100 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 21.3% during the 4th quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 13,009 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,423,000 after purchasing an additional 2,287 shares during the period. Finally, iSAM Funds UK Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the 4th quarter valued at $324,000. 90.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on HWM. Vertical Research restated a “buy” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Monday, June 30th. Zacks Research upgraded Howmet Aerospace from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 25th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Howmet Aerospace from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, BTIG Research set a $205.00 target price on Howmet Aerospace and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Howmet Aerospace currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $172.13.

Howmet Aerospace Price Performance

HWM opened at $187.52 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $75.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 54.83, a PEG ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 1.45. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 1 year low of $93.51 and a 1 year high of $193.26. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $180.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $160.14.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.87 by $0.04. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 28.17% and a net margin of 18.09%.The firm had revenue of $2.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.99 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.67 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.2% on a year-over-year basis. Howmet Aerospace has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.890-0.910 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.560-3.640 EPS. Analysts forecast that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 3.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Howmet Aerospace Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 8th were given a $0.12 dividend. This is an increase from Howmet Aerospace’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 8th. Howmet Aerospace’s payout ratio is presently 14.04%.

Howmet Aerospace Profile

Howmet Aerospace Inc provides advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries in the United States, Japan, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Italy, Canada, Poland, China, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Engine Products, Fastening Systems, Engineered Structures, and Forged Wheels.