Royal Bank Of Canada Issues Positive Forecast for Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) Stock Price

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) had its target price boosted by investment analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from $275.00 to $300.00 in a note issued to investors on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an “outperform” rating on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada’s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 19.37% from the stock’s current price.

HWM has been the subject of a number of other reports. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $280.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Truist Financial set a $258.00 target price on Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Friday, January 9th. BNP Paribas Exane assumed coverage on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $240.00 price target on the stock. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $228.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $227.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $254.26.

Howmet Aerospace Price Performance

Shares of HWM stock traded down $2.59 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $251.33. 164,478 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,689,175. Howmet Aerospace has a 52-week low of $105.04 and a 52-week high of $267.31. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 2.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The company has a market cap of $100.77 billion, a PE ratio of 67.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.21. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $231.06 and a 200 day moving average of $207.48.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $2.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.12 billion. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 30.41% and a net margin of 18.27%.Howmet Aerospace’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.77 EPS. 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. Research analysts anticipate that Howmet Aerospace will post 3.27 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total value of $260,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 23,874 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,207,240. This represents a 4.02% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were 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 owned 107,008 shares in the company, valued at $26,933,913.60. The trade was a 29.67% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 1.12% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Howmet Aerospace

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HWM. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 3.9% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 46,912 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,623,000 after buying an additional 1,778 shares in the last quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co lifted its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 20,402.0% in the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 1,441,906 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,562,000 after buying an additional 1,434,873 shares in the last quarter. Banque Transatlantique SA boosted its position in Howmet Aerospace by 25.6% during the fourth quarter. Banque Transatlantique SA now owns 178,434 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,699,000 after acquiring an additional 36,406 shares during the last quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. boosted its position in Howmet Aerospace by 39.9% during the fourth quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. now owns 2,040 shares of the company’s stock worth $424,000 after acquiring an additional 582 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MV Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Howmet Aerospace during the 4th quarter valued at about $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

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.