Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM Shares Sold by Capital International Ltd. CA

Capital International Ltd. CA decreased its holdings in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 15.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 83,919 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,435 shares during the quarter. Capital International Ltd. CA’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $16,467,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Traub Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the 2nd quarter worth $25,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. boosted 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 buying an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Howmet Aerospace by 52.0% during the third 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 acquired a new position in Howmet Aerospace during the second quarter worth about $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HWM has been the subject of several research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $275.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Friday, February 13th. BTIG Research lifted their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $278.00 price objective on Howmet Aerospace and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Citigroup boosted their price target on Howmet Aerospace from $255.00 to $283.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $227.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. One equities research 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Howmet Aerospace currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $252.95.

Howmet Aerospace Trading Up 1.6%

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

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $2.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.12 billion. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 30.41% and a net margin of 18.27%.The firm’s revenue was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm 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, equities research analysts forecast that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 3.27 earnings per share for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 6th were given 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 12.94%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Howmet Aerospace

In other news, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were 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 approximately $6,207,240. This trade represents a 4.02% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 1.12% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.