10,186 Shares in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM Bought by Roman Butler Fullerton & Co.

Key Points

• Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. acquired 10,186 Howmet Aerospace shares during the second quarter, valued at approximately $2.76 million. Institutional investors own 90.46% of the company.
• Howmet reported strong quarterly results, with EPS of $1.33 beating estimates of $1.24 and revenue rising 24.1% year over year to $2.55 billion. The company issued third-quarter EPS guidance of $1.34–$1.36.
• The company increased its quarterly dividend from $0.12 to $0.14 per share, while analysts maintain a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of $315.67.

Roman Butler Fullerton & Co. purchased a new stake in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 10,186 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,763,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in HWM. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,548 shares of the company's stock worth $279,000 after acquiring an additional 130 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Howmet Aerospace during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $399,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Howmet Aerospace during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $216,000. Brown Advisory Inc. raised its holdings in Howmet Aerospace by 31.0% during the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 4,180 shares of the company's stock worth $778,000 after purchasing an additional 990 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cary Street Partners Financial LLC bought a new position in Howmet Aerospace during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $145,000. 90.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Howmet Aerospace Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of HWM stock opened at $289.33 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $115.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 62.36, a PEG ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $276.03 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $256.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.82. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 52-week low of $169.45 and a 52-week high of $310.00.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.24 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $2.55 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.43 billion. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 33.91% and a net margin of 20.52%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 24.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.91 EPS. 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. Research analysts anticipate 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 will be paid on Tuesday, August 25th. Investors of record on Friday, August 7th will be given a $0.14 dividend. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. This is a positive change from Howmet Aerospace's previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 7th. Howmet Aerospace's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 12.07%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. BTIG Research upped their price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $300.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, August 10th. UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $299.00 to $326.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $320.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Susquehanna increased their price target on Howmet Aerospace from $330.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $370.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Sunday, August 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $315.67.

Howmet Aerospace Company 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.

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