Bank of America Issues Positive Forecast for Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) Stock Price

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) had its price objective increased by research analysts at Bank of America from $250.00 to $300.00 in a research report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Bank of America‘s price objective indicates a potential upside of 19.32% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on HWM. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $255.00 to $283.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $278.00 price target on Howmet Aerospace and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $227.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. UBS Group lifted their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $228.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane initiated coverage on Howmet Aerospace in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $240.00 target price on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $252.95.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Up 0.8%

Howmet Aerospace stock opened at $251.43 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $100.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 67.77, a PEG ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 2.13. Howmet Aerospace has a fifty-two week low of $105.04 and a fifty-two week high of $256.70. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $217.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $199.72.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last released 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. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 30.41% and a net margin of 18.27%.The firm had revenue of $2.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.12 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.77 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Equities research analysts expect that Howmet Aerospace will post 3.27 earnings per share for the current year.

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 on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $251.70, for a total value of $11,364,255.00. Following the completion of 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 legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.04% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Howmet Aerospace

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Traub Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Howmet Aerospace in the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Winnow Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Howmet Aerospace in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in 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 during the last quarter. Acumen Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Howmet Aerospace during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC boosted its position in Howmet Aerospace by 66.7% during the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 125 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 50 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.