Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM Shares Bought by Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC grew its holdings in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 121.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,521 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,768 shares during the period. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $2,181,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position 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. Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the first quarter valued at about $399,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the 2nd quarter valued at about $216,000. Arkadios Wealth Advisors purchased a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the 2nd quarter valued at about $222,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in Howmet Aerospace by 1,288.0% during the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 8,883 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,653,000 after acquiring an additional 8,243 shares in the last quarter. 90.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have issued reports on HWM shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Howmet Aerospace from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 18th. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $228.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Truist Financial set a $258.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $240.00 price objective for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $252.95.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Howmet Aerospace news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $251.70, for a total transaction of $11,364,255.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 107,008 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,933,913.60. This represents a 29.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The stock was 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. The trade was a 4.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.04% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Howmet Aerospace Price Performance

HWM opened at $260.05 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $104.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 70.09, a PEG ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a 50-day moving average of $227.68 and a 200-day moving average of $204.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 2.13. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 1-year low of $105.04 and a 1-year high of $267.31.

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

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 6th were given a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date 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 presently 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.