Krilogy Financial LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Krilogy Financial LLC raised its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 82.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,570 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,430 shares during the period. Krilogy Financial LLC’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $1,631,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY boosted its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY now owns 1,949 shares of the company’s stock worth $400,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the period. HBW Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 2.5% during the fourth quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,990 shares of the company’s stock worth $408,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the period. Global Trust Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 1.2% during the third quarter. Global Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 4,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $807,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Earned Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Earned Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,030,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC boosted its position 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 period. 90.46% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Howmet Aerospace

In other news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $251.70, for a total value of $11,364,255.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 107,008 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,933,913.60. This trade represents a 29.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on 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 owned 23,874 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,207,240. The trade was a 4.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.12% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Up 0.0%

Shares of NYSE HWM opened at $255.73 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $102.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 68.93, a PEG ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a current ratio of 2.13, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 12-month low of $118.09 and a 12-month high of $267.31. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $246.23 and its 200-day simple moving average is $219.19.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last announced 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.12 billion. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 30.41% and a net margin of 18.27%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.77 earnings per share. 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, equities analysts predict that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 4.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently commented on HWM shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Howmet Aerospace from $227.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. UBS Group raised their price target on Howmet Aerospace from $228.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Wolfe Research set a $270.00 price target on Howmet Aerospace and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Susquehanna raised their price target on Howmet Aerospace from $255.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $266.89.

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.