2,123 Shares in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM Purchased by MQS Management LLC

MQS Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 2,123 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $395,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in HWM. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc purchased a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $248,000. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Howmet Aerospace by 21.6% in the second quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 2,466 shares of the company’s stock valued at $459,000 after acquiring an additional 438 shares in the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC lifted its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 9.3% during the 2nd quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 3,904 shares of the company’s stock worth $727,000 after purchasing an additional 333 shares during the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 968,668 shares of the company’s stock worth $180,298,000 after acquiring an additional 12,584 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 545.4% in the second quarter. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,401 shares of the company’s stock valued at $633,000 after purchasing an additional 2,874 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research lowered shares of Howmet Aerospace from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 17th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Saturday. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating and set a $190.00 target price (up from $140.00) on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $185.00 to $215.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Thirteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Howmet Aerospace presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $181.92.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of NYSE:HWM opened at $198.71 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 2.31. The company’s fifty day moving average is $185.51 and its two-hundred day moving average is $173.03. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 1-year low of $98.83 and a 1-year high of $202.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $80.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 1.45.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.87 by $0.04. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 28.17% and a net margin of 18.09%.The company had revenue of $2.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.99 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.67 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Howmet Aerospace has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.890-0.910 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.560-3.640 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 3.27 EPS for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 7th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 7th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio is presently 14.04%.

Howmet Aerospace Company Profile

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.