Atlatl Advisers LLC Increases Stake in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Atlatl Advisers LLC increased its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 429.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 13,466 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 10,922 shares during the period. Howmet Aerospace comprises 1.2% of Atlatl Advisers LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding. Atlatl Advisers LLC’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $2,506,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Interchange Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Howmet Aerospace during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $39,000. REAP Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in Howmet Aerospace by 101.9% during the 2nd quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 212 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc grew its holdings in Howmet Aerospace by 2,433.3% during the 2nd quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 228 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 219 shares in the last quarter. Pinpoint Asset Management Ltd grew its holdings in Howmet Aerospace by 42.8% during the 1st quarter. Pinpoint Asset Management Ltd now owns 237 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hemington Wealth Management grew its holdings in Howmet Aerospace by 46.6% during the 1st quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 255 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have commented on HWM shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Monday, June 30th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Howmet Aerospace from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Susquehanna boosted their price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $210.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, October 9th. Zacks Research cut shares of Howmet Aerospace from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, September 26th. Finally, Bank of America upped their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $185.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $181.92.

Howmet Aerospace Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of Howmet Aerospace stock opened at $198.71 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $185.51 and a 200-day simple moving average of $172.72. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 12-month low of $98.83 and a 12-month high of $202.50. 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 market cap of $80.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.10, a PEG ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 1.45.

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

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 25th. Investors of record on Friday, November 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 7th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.