Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM Shares Sold by Natixis Advisors LLC

Natixis Advisors LLC lessened its holdings in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 14.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 652,041 shares of the company’s stock after selling 108,572 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $127,950,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the third quarter valued at approximately $461,000. Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich acquired a new position in Howmet Aerospace during the third quarter worth $33,583,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. raised its position in Howmet Aerospace by 108.0% in the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 624 shares of the company’s stock worth $122,000 after acquiring an additional 324 shares in the last quarter. Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Howmet Aerospace in the third quarter worth $207,000. Finally, HUB Investment Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Howmet Aerospace by 49.9% in the third quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 4,595 shares of the company’s stock valued at $902,000 after acquiring an additional 1,529 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 owned 107,008 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,933,913.60. This trade represents a 29.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of Howmet Aerospace stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 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. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 1.04% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HWM has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Truist Financial set a $258.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Friday, January 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $275.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Friday, February 13th. BTIG Research upped their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $252.95.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Down 0.9%

Shares of NYSE:HWM opened at $250.10 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 2.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The company has a market capitalization of $100.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 67.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.21. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 52-week low of $105.04 and a 52-week high of $267.31. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $229.24 and its 200-day simple moving average is $206.32.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $2.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.12 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.77 EPS. The firm’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, equities research analysts forecast that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 3.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 6th were issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 6th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Howmet Aerospace’s payout ratio is 12.94%.

About Howmet Aerospace

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.