Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) Releases FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 4.350-4.550 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 4.450. The company issued revenue guidance of $9.0 billion-$9.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $8.8 billion. Howmet Aerospace also updated its Q1 2026 guidance to 1.090-1.110 EPS.

Howmet Aerospace Trading Up 3.0%

Shares of HWM stock opened at $231.17 on Thursday. Howmet Aerospace has a 12-month low of $105.04 and a 12-month high of $233.60. The company has a market capitalization of $92.94 billion, a PE ratio of 64.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.26. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $210.36 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $197.17. The company has a quick ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 2.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.63.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.96 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $2.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.12 billion. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 29.21% and a net margin of 18.18%.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, analysts predict that Howmet Aerospace will post 3.27 earnings per share for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 6th will be given a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 6th. Howmet Aerospace’s payout ratio is presently 13.48%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have issued reports on HWM shares. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $246.00 to $255.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Bank of America upped their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $215.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and set a $255.00 target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Howmet Aerospace has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $224.53.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of HWM. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 119.7% in the second quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 134 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. J.Safra Asset Management Corp acquired a new position in Howmet Aerospace during the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 215.8% in the 4th quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Howmet Aerospace in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Finally, Rakuten Securities Inc. boosted its position in Howmet Aerospace by 151.1% in the second quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 231 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 139 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

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.