Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund LP Makes New $996,000 Investment in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund LP bought a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 4,857 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $996,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 66.7% during the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 125 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 119.7% during the second quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 134 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC grew its holdings 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 last quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the third quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the third quarter worth about $33,000. Institutional investors own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently weighed in on HWM shares. Wolfe Research set a $270.00 price target on Howmet Aerospace and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Howmet Aerospace from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Howmet Aerospace from $227.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 19th. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on Howmet Aerospace in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $240.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $315.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Sunday, February 15th. One 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. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $266.89.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Howmet Aerospace news, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total transaction of $260,000.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 23,874 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $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 SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, 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 transaction of $11,364,255.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 107,008 shares in the company, valued at $26,933,913.60. This trade represents a 29.67% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 1.04% of the company’s stock.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Performance

Shares of HWM stock opened at $246.41 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $246.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is $219.93. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a one year low of $129.28 and a one year high of $267.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $98.74 billion, a PE ratio of 66.42, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 2.13 and a quick ratio of 1.09.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.08. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 30.41% and a net margin of 18.27%.The business had revenue of $2.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.12 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.77 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, research analysts forecast that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 4.57 earnings per share for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 8th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 8th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio is 12.94%.

About Howmet Aerospace

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.