Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for Howmet Aerospace (HWM)

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE: HWM) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 2/19/2025 – Howmet Aerospace had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $125.00 to $155.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/18/2025 – Howmet Aerospace had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $130.00 to $140.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/18/2025 – Howmet Aerospace had its price target raised by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $124.00 to $139.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/14/2025 – Howmet Aerospace had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $125.00 to $130.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/14/2025 – Howmet Aerospace had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Truist Financial Co.. They now have a $140.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $130.00.
• 1/14/2025 – Howmet Aerospace had its price target raised by analysts at Truist Financial Co. from $128.00 to $130.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Howmet Aerospace Trading Down 0.3 %

NYSE HWM opened at $129.48 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 2.17 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $121.51 and its 200 day moving average price is $110.15. The company has a market capitalization of $52.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.50. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 12 month low of $62.80 and a 12 month high of $140.55.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.74 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.03. Howmet Aerospace had a net margin of 15.55% and a return on equity of 25.74%. The company had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.88 billion. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 3.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Howmet Aerospace Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be paid a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.31%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 7th. This is a boost from Howmet Aerospace’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 14.18%.

Institutional Trading of Howmet Aerospace

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 12.1% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 263,830 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,450,000 after acquiring an additional 28,568 shares during the period. Vista Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the 4th quarter valued at about $531,000. Genesis Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the 4th quarter valued at about $249,000. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 135.9% in the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 26,159 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,622,000 after purchasing an additional 15,070 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameritas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the 4th quarter valued at about $289,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Howmet Aerospace Inc provides advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries in the United States, Japan, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Italy, Canada, Poland, China, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Engine Products, Fastening Systems, Engineered Structures, and Forged Wheels.