Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft Invests $308,000 in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Key Points

• Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft has made a new investment in Howmet Aerospace, purchasing 1,653 shares valued at approximately $308,000.
• Analysts have shown positive sentiment towards Howmet Aerospace, with several raising their price targets and one analyst rating the stock as a Strong Buy, while others gave Buy ratings.
• Howmet Aerospace has recently increased its quarterly dividend from $0.10 to $0.12 per share, reflecting an annualized dividend of $0.48 and a yield of 0.3%.

Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft bought a new stake in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 1,653 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $308,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. 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 buying an additional 130 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP increased its position in Howmet Aerospace by 15.9% during the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 8,000 shares of the company's stock worth $875,000 after acquiring an additional 1,100 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC increased its position in Howmet Aerospace by 21.3% during the fourth quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 13,009 shares of the company's stock worth $1,423,000 after acquiring an additional 2,287 shares during the period. Waverly Advisors LLC bought a new position in Howmet Aerospace during the fourth quarter worth $274,000. Finally, Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC increased its position in Howmet Aerospace by 11.6% during the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 3,058 shares of the company's stock worth $334,000 after acquiring an additional 319 shares during the period. 90.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HWM has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. BTIG Research set a $205.00 target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Howmet Aerospace from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, August 25th. Vertical Research reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $185.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Monday, June 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $172.13.

Howmet Aerospace Price Performance

Howmet Aerospace stock traded down $1.02 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $191.14. The company's stock had a trading volume of 265,870 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,930,847. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 52 week low of $97.86 and a 52 week high of $194.35. The company has a current ratio of 2.31, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $181.37 and a 200-day moving average price of $162.12. The stock has a market cap of $77.05 billion, a PE ratio of 55.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 1.45.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.87 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $2.05 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.99 billion. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 28.17% and a net margin of 18.09%.The business's quarterly revenue was up 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business 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. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 3.27 EPS for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 25th. Investors of record on Friday, August 8th were issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. This is an increase from Howmet Aerospace's previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 8th. Howmet Aerospace's dividend payout ratio is currently 14.04%.

About Howmet Aerospace

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.