iSAM Funds UK Ltd Makes New Investment in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

iSAM Funds UK Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 3,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $807,000.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. MUFG Securities EMEA plc increased its holdings in Howmet Aerospace by 752.6% during the 4th quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc now owns 65,783 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,487,000 after purchasing an additional 58,067 shares in the last quarter. M&T Bank Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 75.0% in the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 42,975 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,810,000 after purchasing an additional 18,417 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 57.5% during the fourth quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 14,190 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,909,000 after buying an additional 5,181 shares during the period. Bearing Point Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 9.5% during the fourth quarter. Bearing Point Capital LLC now owns 54,619 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,198,000 after buying an additional 4,757 shares during the period. Finally, Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC boosted its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 95.3% during the first quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC now owns 24,338 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,609,000 after buying an additional 11,878 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Howmet Aerospace Price Performance

NYSE:HWM opened at $252.81 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.82. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $275.84 and its 200 day simple moving average is $261.10. The company has a market cap of $101.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.48, a P/E/G ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.19. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 52-week low of $172.41 and a 52-week high of $310.00.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.24 by $0.09. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 33.91% and a net margin of 20.52%.The business had revenue of $2.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.43 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.91 earnings per share. Howmet Aerospace’s revenue was up 24.1% on a year-over-year basis. Howmet Aerospace has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.340-1.360 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.230-5.310 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 5.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Howmet Aerospace Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, August 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 7th were paid a dividend of $0.14 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 7th. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. This is an increase from Howmet Aerospace’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 12.07%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

HWM has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $370.00 target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Sunday, August 9th. BTIG Research upped their price target on Howmet Aerospace from $300.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Susquehanna raised their price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $330.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Howmet Aerospace from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, July 5th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $320.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Friday, May 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Howmet Aerospace presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $316.22.

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.