Nisa Investment Advisors LLC Acquires 6,868 Shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 6.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 113,283 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,868 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $23,225,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of HWM. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY grew its holdings in Howmet Aerospace by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY now owns 1,949 shares of the company’s stock worth $400,000 after acquiring an additional 49 shares during the period. Global Trust Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Global Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 4,110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $807,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. REAP Financial Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 24.1% in the 3rd quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 263 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 1.7% during the third quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 3,134 shares of the company’s stock worth $615,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the period. Finally, Tradewinds Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 52.0% during the third quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 152 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the period. 90.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the company’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 directly owned 107,008 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $26,933,913.60. This represents a 29.67% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of Howmet Aerospace stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were 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 position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 1.12% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have weighed in on HWM. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $227.00 to $265.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Bank of America increased their price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $228.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $256.15.

Howmet Aerospace Trading Up 3.1%

NYSE HWM opened at $229.80 on Wednesday. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a one year low of $105.04 and a one year high of $267.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 2.13 and a quick ratio of 1.09. The firm has a market cap of $92.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 61.94, a P/E/G ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.21. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $237.11 and its 200-day moving average is $213.68.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.08. The business 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 quarterly revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm 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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 3.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Howmet Aerospace Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed 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. 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 is currently 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.