Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM Shares Acquired by Partners Capital Investment Group LLP

Partners Capital Investment Group LLP increased its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 100.0% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 14,400 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,200 shares during the period. Partners Capital Investment Group LLP’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $1,868,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 47,813,262 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,202,814,000 after purchasing an additional 695,953 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Howmet Aerospace by 21.1% during the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 24,450,547 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,171,970,000 after purchasing an additional 4,252,401 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 13,213,937 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,445,210,000 after buying an additional 80,972 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC lifted its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 10.3% in the 4th quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 10,947,354 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,197,315,000 after purchasing an additional 1,026,130 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 8.3% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,315,238 shares of the company’s stock valued at $949,006,000 after acquiring an additional 563,109 shares during the last quarter. 90.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on HWM. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $120.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. BTIG Research set a $205.00 price target on Howmet Aerospace and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $150.00 to $190.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Howmet Aerospace from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Howmet Aerospace from $118.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Howmet Aerospace currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $172.13.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Performance

Shares of HWM stock opened at $171.8280 on Thursday. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $69.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $179.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $153.78. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a one year low of $90.71 and a one year high of $193.26.

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

Howmet Aerospace Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 8th will be paid a $0.12 dividend. This is a boost from Howmet Aerospace’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 8th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.