Machina Capital S.A.S. Acquires Shares of 9,092 Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Machina Capital S.A.S. acquired a new stake in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 9,092 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,692,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of HWM. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in Howmet Aerospace by 5.4% in the fourth 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. Private Trust Co. NA grew its holdings in Howmet Aerospace by 65.4% in the first quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 673 shares of the company’s stock valued at $87,000 after purchasing an additional 266 shares during the period. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 19.4% in the first quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,051 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,174,000 after acquiring an additional 1,469 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC purchased a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the first quarter valued at approximately $293,000. Finally, Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the first quarter valued at approximately $37,000. 90.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Performance

Shares of Howmet Aerospace stock opened at $206.80 on Tuesday. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a one year low of $99.40 and a one year high of $211.95. The company has a market cap of $83.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.47, a PEG ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 2.31. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $189.30 and its 200 day moving average price is $176.67.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.91 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 $2.09 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.04 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.81 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 13.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Howmet Aerospace has set its FY 2025 guidance at 3.660-3.680 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 0.940-0.960 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 3.27 EPS for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 7th will be given a $0.12 dividend. 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 payout ratio is currently 13.48%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on HWM. Industrial Alliance Securities set a $240.00 target price on Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Monday. Vertical Research restated a “buy” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen upgraded Howmet Aerospace from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $210.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $205.73.

Howmet Aerospace Company 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.