Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM Shares Sold by Capital World Investors

Key Points

• Capital World Investors reduced its position in Howmet by 13.4% in Q3, selling 550,337 shares and leaving 3,547,294 shares valued at about $696 million (≈0.88% of the company).
• Senior insiders also sold shares: VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares at $260, and EVP Neil Marchuk sold 45,150 shares at $251.70 (≈$11.36 million), a ~29.7% cut to his holding.
• Howmet recently beat quarterly EPS and revenue expectations, issued Q1 2026 guidance of 1.09–1.11 EPS and FY2026 guidance of 4.35–4.55 EPS, and holds a consensus analyst rating of "Moderate Buy" with an average price target of $252.95.

Capital World Investors cut its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM - Free Report) by 13.4% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 3,547,294 shares of the company's stock after selling 550,337 shares during the period. Capital World Investors owned about 0.88% of Howmet Aerospace worth $696,028,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of HWM. Traub Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Howmet Aerospace during the second quarter worth approximately $25,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 119.7% in the 2nd quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 134 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the last quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC raised its position in Howmet Aerospace by 52.0% in the 3rd quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 152 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Manning & Napier Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. 90.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Howmet Aerospace

In other Howmet Aerospace news, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the business's 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 transaction, the vice president owned 23,874 shares in the company, valued at $6,207,240. The trade was a 4.02% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $251.70, for a total transaction of $11,364,255.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 107,008 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $26,933,913.60. The trade was a 29.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 1.12% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently commented on HWM. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $228.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $280.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating and set a $315.00 target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Sunday, February 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $278.00 price target on Howmet Aerospace and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $275.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Friday, February 13th. One investment 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 MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $252.95.

Howmet Aerospace Price Performance

HWM stock opened at $253.97 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $101.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 68.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 2.13. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 1 year low of $105.04 and a 1 year high of $267.31. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $231.06 and a 200-day simple moving average of $207.48.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.08. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 30.41% and a net margin of 18.27%.The firm had revenue of $2.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.12 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.77 EPS. Howmet Aerospace's quarterly revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. On average, equities analysts predict that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 3.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Investors of record on Friday, February 6th were issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 6th. Howmet Aerospace's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 12.94%.

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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