Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. Has $5.53 Million Stock Holdings in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. raised its position in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 443.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 23,986 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 19,575 shares during the period. Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc.’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $5,528,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in Howmet Aerospace by 339.3% during the fourth quarter. Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,199,000 after purchasing an additional 4,516 shares during the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH grew its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 8.2% in the fourth quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 475,814 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,916,000 after purchasing an additional 36,195 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp increased its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 75.0% during the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 42,975 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,810,000 after purchasing an additional 18,417 shares during the last quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc increased its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 752.6% during the 4th quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc now owns 65,783 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,487,000 after purchasing an additional 58,067 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 57.5% during the 4th quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 14,190 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,909,000 after purchasing an additional 5,181 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. BNP Paribas Exane reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $340.00 price objective (up from $265.00) on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Friday, May 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $265.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 11th. 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, June 16th. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $240.00 price target for the company. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Howmet Aerospace from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, July 5th. Eighteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $293.21.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Performance

HWM opened at $270.97 on Friday. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 12-month low of $169.45 and a 12-month high of $290.63. The stock has a market cap of $108.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 62.87, a PEG ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.19. The business has a 50 day moving average of $266.27 and a 200-day moving average of $246.49. The company has a quick ratio of 1.59, a current ratio of 2.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $1.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.11 by $0.11. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 29.27% and a net margin of 20.23%.The business had revenue of $2.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.24 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.86 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 19.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. On average, equities research analysts expect that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 5.05 earnings per share for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity at Howmet Aerospace

In other news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 41,932 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $269.50, for a total value of $11,300,674.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 65,105 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,545,797.50. This represents a 39.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.85% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.