Compass Capital Corp MA ADV Sells 8,651 Shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Compass Capital Corp MA ADV lessened its holdings in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 45.6% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 10,341 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,651 shares during the period. Compass Capital Corp MA ADV’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $2,143,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,548 shares of the company’s stock valued at $279,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Howmet Aerospace in the first quarter valued at approximately $399,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the second quarter worth $216,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the second quarter worth $261,000. Finally, Daymark Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 6.9% in the 2nd quarter. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,429 shares of the company’s stock valued at $824,000 after acquiring an additional 287 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on HWM. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $228.00 price objective on Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $275.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $255.00 to $283.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. iA Financial set a $240.00 target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Truist Financial set a $258.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Friday, January 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Howmet Aerospace presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $252.95.

Insider Transactions at Howmet Aerospace

In related news, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total transaction of $260,000.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 23,874 shares in the company, valued at $6,207,240. This represents a 4.02% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 107,008 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,933,913.60. This represents a 29.67% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 1.04% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Up 0.7%

Howmet Aerospace stock opened at $262.12 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $105.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 70.65, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.26. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 52-week low of $105.04 and a 52-week high of $262.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 2.13. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $224.60 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $203.01.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.08. Howmet Aerospace had a net margin of 18.27% and a return on equity of 30.41%. The company had revenue of $2.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.12 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.77 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Equities analysts predict that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 3.27 EPS for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 6th were given a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 6th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 12.94%.

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.