QP Wealth Management LLC Buys New Stake in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

QP Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 11,656 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,390,000. Howmet Aerospace makes up about 2.1% of QP Wealth Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 13th biggest position.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Howmet Aerospace during the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Traub Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the second quarter worth about $25,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 119.7% during the second quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 134 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 52.0% in the third quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 152 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the period. Finally, Manning & Napier Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Howmet Aerospace 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,933,913.60. This trade represents a 29.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the business’s 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 sale, the vice president owned 23,874 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,207,240. This represents a 4.02% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 1.04% of the company’s stock.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Performance

NYSE:HWM opened at $231.07 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $92.64 billion, a PE ratio of 62.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.21. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $235.66 and its 200 day moving average price is $210.64. 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 Inc. has a 12 month low of $105.04 and a 12 month high of $267.31.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $2.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.12 billion. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 30.41% and a net margin of 18.27%.Howmet Aerospace’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous 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. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Howmet Aerospace Inc. 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. Investors of record on Friday, February 6th were paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 6th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. Howmet Aerospace’s payout ratio is presently 12.94%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on HWM shares. Bank of America increased their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $228.00 price objective on Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $280.00 target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Friday, February 13th. Wolfe Research set a $270.00 price target on Howmet Aerospace and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $280.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Howmet Aerospace presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $256.15.

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.