Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM Shares Bought by Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC

Key Points

• Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC has increased its stake in Howmet Aerospace Inc. by 64.2%, owning 5,021 shares valued at approximately $651,000.
• Howmet Aerospace recently reported quarterly earnings of $0.91 per share, surpassing analysts' expectations, and achieved a 9.2% year-over-year revenue growth with revenues of $2.05 billion.
• The company raised its quarterly dividend from $0.10 to $0.12 per share, reflecting a commitment to returning value to shareholders, with a dividend yield of 0.3%.

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC increased its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM - Free Report) by 64.2% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,021 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,963 shares during the period. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC's holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $651,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in Howmet Aerospace by 21.1% in the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 24,450,547 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,171,970,000 after buying an additional 4,252,401 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in Howmet Aerospace in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $366,209,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in Howmet Aerospace by 15,741.8% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,328,176 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,723,040,000 after buying an additional 1,319,792 shares during the period. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP purchased a new position in Howmet Aerospace in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $147,251,000. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its position in 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 buying an additional 1,026,130 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.46% of the company's stock.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of HWM traded down $1.38 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $178.15. The stock had a trading volume of 2,016,261 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,177,725. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $180.06 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $157.65. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 1-year low of $90.71 and a 1-year high of $193.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 2.31 and a quick ratio of 1.08. The company has a market cap of $71.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.34, a PEG ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.45.

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, topping 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.99 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.67 EPS. Howmet Aerospace's revenue for the quarter 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. Equities research analysts expect that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 3.27 earnings per share 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 paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 8th. 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. Howmet Aerospace's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 14.04%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have commented on HWM shares. Vertical Research reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Barclays reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $190.00 price target (up previously from $140.00) on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Susquehanna raised their price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Howmet Aerospace from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $150.00 to $190.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. One 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $172.13.

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.