Mezzasalma Advisors LLC Increases Position in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Mezzasalma Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 22.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 11,885 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,197 shares during the quarter. Mezzasalma Advisors LLC’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $2,516,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of HWM. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. increased its holdings in Howmet Aerospace by 119.7% during the 2nd quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 134 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 52.0% during the 3rd quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 152 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the third quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 339.0% during the fourth quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 180 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Howmet Aerospace Price Performance

Shares of HWM opened at $232.86 on Monday. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 12 month low of $105.04 and a 12 month high of $267.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 2.13 and a quick ratio of 1.09. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $238.06 and a 200 day moving average price of $214.68. The company has a market cap of $93.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 62.77, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.24.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.08. The company 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 firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business 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. On average, research analysts forecast that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 3.27 earnings per share for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Howmet Aerospace from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, January 18th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $227.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $228.00 target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $280.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Friday, February 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Howmet Aerospace presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $260.30.

Insider Transactions at Howmet Aerospace

In other Howmet Aerospace news, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total value 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. This represents a 4.02% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, 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 completion of the sale, 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 position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 1.04% 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.