Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM Shares Purchased by Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ raised its position in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 37.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,959 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,159 shares during the quarter. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $1,562,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of HWM. Global Trust Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Global Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 4,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $807,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC raised its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 24.1% in the third quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 263 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Howmet Aerospace by 52.0% during the 3rd quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 152 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. boosted its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 3,885 shares of the company’s stock worth $762,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mystic Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Mystic Asset Management Inc. now owns 2,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $423,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. 90.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Howmet Aerospace

In other Howmet Aerospace news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $251.70, for a total transaction of $11,364,255.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 107,008 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,933,913.60. This represents a 29.67% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 1.04% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Performance

Shares of Howmet Aerospace stock opened at $258.16 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $218.31 and its 200-day simple moving average is $200.40. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 12 month low of $105.04 and a 12 month high of $258.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $103.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 69.59, a PEG ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 2.13 and a quick ratio of 1.09.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $2.17 billion during 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%. Howmet Aerospace’s quarterly revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.77 EPS. 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 forecast that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 3.27 earnings per share for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Investors of record on Friday, February 6th will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is 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 currently 12.94%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently weighed in on HWM. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $278.00 target price on Howmet Aerospace and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $228.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday. BTIG Research increased their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. 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 target for the company. Finally, iA Financial set a $240.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Howmet Aerospace presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $252.95.

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.