Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM Shares Bought by Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ raised its position in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 37.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 7,959 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,159 shares during the period. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $1,562,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in HWM. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the 1st quarter worth approximately $399,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $216,000. Stephens Inc. AR acquired a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $256,000. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. boosted its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 11.1% in the second quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $171,000 after buying an additional 92 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the business’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 transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 107,008 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,933,913.60. The trade was a 29.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.04% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have issued reports on HWM shares. iA Financial set a $240.00 price objective on Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $278.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. BTIG Research boosted their price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Howmet Aerospace from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, January 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Howmet Aerospace currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $252.95.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Performance

NYSE:HWM opened at $258.16 on Friday. 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 firm has a 50-day moving average price of $218.31 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $200.40. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a twelve month low of $105.04 and a twelve month high of $258.83. The company has a market capitalization of $103.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 69.59, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 1.26.

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

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 6th will be issued 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 is Friday, February 6th. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio is 12.94%.

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.