Swedbank AB Raises Stock Holdings in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Swedbank AB raised its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 13.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 249,948 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 30,430 shares during the period. Swedbank AB’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $51,244,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 66.7% during the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 125 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC raised its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 339.0% during the 4th quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 180 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000. 90.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently issued reports on HWM shares. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Bank of America upped their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and set a $280.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Wolfe Research set a $270.00 price target on Howmet Aerospace and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $285.53.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Performance

NYSE:HWM opened at $256.52 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $247.46 and its 200 day moving average is $228.52. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $160.01 and a fifty-two week high of $280.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $102.64 billion, a PE ratio of 59.52, a PEG ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 1.59 and a current ratio of 2.44.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $1.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.11. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 29.27% and a net margin of 20.23%.The company had revenue of $2.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.24 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.86 EPS. Howmet Aerospace’s quarterly revenue was up 19.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Howmet Aerospace has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.880-5.000 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.240 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 5.04 earnings per share for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 8th will be given a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 8th. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio is 11.14%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Howmet Aerospace

In other Howmet Aerospace news, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total value of $260,000.00. Following the transaction, 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. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 41,932 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $269.50, for a total value of $11,300,674.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 65,105 shares in the company, valued at $17,545,797.50. This trade represents a 39.18% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.85% of the company’s stock.

Howmet Aerospace 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.