SG Americas Securities LLC Has $17.05 Million Holdings in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

SG Americas Securities LLC decreased its holdings in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 56.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 83,155 shares of the company’s stock after selling 106,365 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $17,048,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake 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 worth $25,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 52.0% during the third quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 152 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Howmet Aerospace during the third quarter worth $32,000. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Howmet Aerospace during the third quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC boosted its position in Howmet Aerospace by 339.0% in the fourth quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 180 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HWM has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $278.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $315.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Sunday, February 15th. Susquehanna boosted their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $255.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. KeyCorp started coverage on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Wednesday. They set a “sector weight” rating for the company. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and set a $280.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $256.15.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Howmet Aerospace news, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total value of $260,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 23,874 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,207,240. The trade was a 4.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the executive vice president owned 107,008 shares in the company, valued at $26,933,913.60. This 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 Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of HWM stock opened at $227.78 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $236.98 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $212.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 2.13 and a quick ratio of 1.09. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 1 year low of $105.04 and a 1 year high of $267.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $91.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 61.40, a PEG ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 1.21.

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

Howmet Aerospace Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced 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 of this dividend was Friday, February 6th. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 12.94%.

Howmet Aerospace Company 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.