Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM Stock Position Boosted by CreativeOne Wealth LLC

CreativeOne Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 113.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,768 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,247 shares during the quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $2,309,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in HWM. Traub Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Howmet Aerospace in the second quarter worth approximately $25,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. increased its position 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 valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the period. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 52.0% in the 3rd quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 152 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the 2nd quarter worth $32,000. 90.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Howmet Aerospace

In other Howmet Aerospace news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $251.70, for a total value of $11,364,255.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 107,008 shares in the company, valued at $26,933,913.60. This trade represents a 29.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of Howmet Aerospace 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 completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 23,874 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,207,240. This trade represents a 4.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.12% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE HWM opened at $254.07 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $230.14 and its 200 day simple moving average is $206.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $101.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.48, a PEG ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 2.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 52-week low of $105.04 and a 52-week high of $267.31.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.08. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 30.41% and a net margin of 18.27%.The business had revenue of $2.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.12 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.77 earnings per share. Howmet Aerospace’s 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. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 3.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Howmet Aerospace Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 6th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio is currently 12.94%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently weighed in on HWM shares. Citigroup raised their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $255.00 to $283.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $280.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $315.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Sunday, February 15th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane started coverage on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $240.00 price objective on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $252.95.

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.