Kera Capital Partners Inc. Acquires Shares of 1,400 Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Key Points

• Kera Capital Partners Inc. acquired 1,400 shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. for approximately $261,000 in the 2nd quarter, as detailed in its latest SEC filing.
• Howmet Aerospace reported a strong quarterly performance with an EPS of $0.91, exceeding estimates, and has set Q3 2025 EPS guidance between 0.890-0.910.
• The company recently increased its quarterly dividend from $0.10 to $0.12, reflecting a commitment to returning value to shareholders.

Kera Capital Partners Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 1,400 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $261,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Pinpoint Asset Management Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 42.8% in the 1st quarter. Pinpoint Asset Management Ltd now owns 237 shares of the company's stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Hemington Wealth Management raised its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 46.6% in the 1st quarter. Hemington Wealth Management now owns 255 shares of the company's stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 114.6% in the 1st quarter. GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC now owns 264 shares of the company's stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Rise Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 32.4% in the 1st quarter. Rise Advisors LLC now owns 270 shares of the company's stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 100.7% in the 1st quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 279 shares of the company's stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 140 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.46% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $161.00 to $192.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, June 12th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Monday, June 30th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Howmet Aerospace from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Susquehanna increased their price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Howmet Aerospace from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, August 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $172.13.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Performance

HWM traded down $1.69 on Friday, hitting $190.15. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,143,332 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,930,638. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $181.00 and its 200-day simple moving average is $160.73. The firm has a market cap of $76.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.45. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 12 month low of $96.52 and a 12 month high of $193.26. The company has a quick ratio of 1.08, a current ratio of 2.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM - Get Free Report) last announced 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. Howmet Aerospace had a net margin of 18.09% and a return on equity of 28.17%. The firm had revenue of $2.05 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.99 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.67 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Howmet Aerospace has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.890-0.910 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 3.560-3.640 EPS. Analysts forecast that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 3.27 EPS for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 8th were given a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 8th. This is a positive change from Howmet Aerospace's previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Howmet Aerospace's dividend payout ratio is presently 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.