Analysts Set Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) Target Price at $252.95

Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) has earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-two ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $252.9474.

Several brokerages recently commented on HWM. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $228.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Howmet Aerospace from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 18th. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $240.00 price target on the stock. Truist Financial set a $258.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $255.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th.

Howmet Aerospace Trading Down 0.9%

Howmet Aerospace stock opened at $250.10 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.13, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $229.24 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $206.32. Howmet Aerospace has a 12 month low of $105.04 and a 12 month high of $267.31. The company has a market capitalization of $100.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.21.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $2.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.12 billion. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 30.41% and a net margin of 18.27%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm 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. As a group, equities analysts predict that Howmet Aerospace will post 3.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Howmet Aerospace Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 6th were issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 6th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 12.94%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Howmet Aerospace

In other news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $251.70, for a total value 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. The trade was a 29.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the company’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 transaction, the vice president directly 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 owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Howmet Aerospace

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 5.4% during 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 last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Howmet Aerospace in the first quarter worth approximately $399,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Howmet Aerospace in the second quarter worth approximately $216,000. Arkadios Wealth Advisors bought a new stake in Howmet Aerospace in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $222,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. grew its position in Howmet Aerospace by 1,288.0% in the 2nd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 8,883 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,653,000 after purchasing an additional 8,243 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

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.