Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB Has $1.07 Million Position in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB cut its holdings in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 46.9% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 5,460 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,830 shares during the quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $1,071,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Howmet Aerospace during the 2nd quarter worth about $25,000. Traub Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Howmet Aerospace in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 119.7% in the second quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 134 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 52.0% in the third quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 152 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Manning & Napier Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the third quarter worth approximately $32,000. 90.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Howmet Aerospace

In other Howmet Aerospace news, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the vice president directly owned 23,874 shares in the company, valued at $6,207,240. This represents a 4.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 107,008 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,933,913.60. This trade represents a 29.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 1.04% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Down 3.8%

Shares of Howmet Aerospace stock opened at $232.72 on Friday. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $235.40 and a 200 day simple moving average of $210.24. The stock has a market cap of $93.31 billion, a PE ratio of 62.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 2.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 12 month low of $105.04 and a 12 month high of $267.31.

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

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. 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. UBS Group boosted their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $228.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Howmet Aerospace from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, January 18th. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $255.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Wolfe Research set a $270.00 target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $256.15.

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.