Hsbc Holdings PLC Boosts Holdings in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 24.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 855,887 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 170,052 shares during the quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $229,496,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in Howmet Aerospace by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,548 shares of the company’s stock worth $279,000 after buying an additional 130 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the first quarter worth approximately $399,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the 2nd quarter valued at $216,000. Brown Advisory Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 31.0% in the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 4,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $778,000 after acquiring an additional 990 shares during the period. Finally, Cary Street Partners Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Howmet Aerospace in the 2nd quarter valued at $145,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have issued reports on the stock. TD Cowen raised their price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $300.00 to $320.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price target on Howmet Aerospace from $318.00 to $328.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 24th. UBS Group upped their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $299.00 to $326.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $370.00 target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Sunday, August 9th. Finally, Susquehanna increased their price target on Howmet Aerospace from $330.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $316.22.

Howmet Aerospace Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:HWM opened at $259.61 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The company has a market cap of $103.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.95, a PEG ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.19. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 52 week low of $173.38 and a 52 week high of $310.00. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $275.44 and a 200 day moving average price of $261.23.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.24 by $0.09. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 33.91% and a net margin of 20.52%.The company had revenue of $2.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.91 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 24.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Howmet Aerospace has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.340-1.360 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.230-5.310 EPS. Research analysts predict that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 5.33 earnings per share for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 25th. Investors of record on Friday, August 7th were paid a $0.14 dividend. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. This is a boost from Howmet Aerospace’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 7th. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 12.07%.

Howmet Aerospace 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.