OCONNOR A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Trims Holdings in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

OCONNOR A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lowered its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 20.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 20,000 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,000 shares during the quarter. OCONNOR A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $4,100,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Acumen Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Howmet Aerospace during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 66.7% in the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 125 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC increased its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 65.1% in the 4th quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 137 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently commented on HWM shares. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $318.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Tuesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $320.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Friday, May 8th. Citigroup upped their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $271.00 to $303.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. BNP Paribas Exane reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $340.00 target price (up from $265.00) on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $315.00 target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Eighteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $287.53.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Howmet Aerospace news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 41,932 shares of Howmet Aerospace stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The stock was 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. The trade was a 39.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.85% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSE:HWM opened at $278.25 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $257.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $236.39. 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 Inc. has a 1-year low of $169.06 and a 1-year high of $290.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $111.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.19.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $1.22 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.11 by $0.11. Howmet Aerospace had a net margin of 20.23% and a return on equity of 29.27%. The business had revenue of $2.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.24 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.86 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 19.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Equities analysts anticipate that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 5.04 EPS for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 8th were issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 8th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 11.14%.

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.