Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 3.130-3.210 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 3.210. The company issued revenue guidance of $7.9 billion-$8.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $8.1 billion. Howmet Aerospace also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.750-0.770 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have issued reports on HWM. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Howmet Aerospace from $129.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. UBS Group upped their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $103.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Bank of America upped their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $100.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $113.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, October 21st. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $105.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Howmet Aerospace currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $117.76.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Up 4.4 %

NYSE:HWM opened at $133.66 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $54.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.02, a PEG ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.50. Howmet Aerospace has a 1-year low of $62.70 and a 1-year high of $133.92. The company has a current ratio of 2.24, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $119.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $108.09.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.74 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.03. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 24.50% and a net margin of 14.81%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Howmet Aerospace will post 2.66 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. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be given a $0.10 dividend. This is a positive change from Howmet Aerospace’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 7th. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio is presently 12.21%.

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.