Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM Shares Sold by First Trust Advisors LP

Key Points

• First Trust Advisors cut its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 18.6%, selling 76,769 shares and leaving it with 336,347 shares (about $66.0M), while institutional investors now own roughly 90.46% of the company.
• Insiders have been selling: EVP Neil Marchuk sold 45,150 shares for $11.36M (a 29.67% reduction in his holding) and VP Barbara Shultz sold 1,000 shares for $260K, with corporate insiders holding 1.12% of the stock.
• Analysts are generally positive—Howmet holds an average "Moderate Buy" rating and a $252.95 target after reporting a quarterly EPS beat ($1.05 vs. $0.97) and issuing FY2026 guidance of 4.350–4.550 EPS; the stock trades at a PE of 68.46 and a market cap of about $101.8B.

First Trust Advisors LP decreased its holdings in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM - Free Report) by 18.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 336,347 shares of the company's stock after selling 76,769 shares during the quarter. First Trust Advisors LP owned about 0.08% of Howmet Aerospace worth $66,001,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Voya Investment Management LLC increased its position in Howmet Aerospace by 9.1% during the third quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 1,247,220 shares of the company's stock worth $244,742,000 after buying an additional 104,207 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 59.2% in the third quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,401,335 shares of the company's stock valued at $273,288,000 after acquiring an additional 521,180 shares in the last quarter. GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the third quarter valued at $1,581,000. LBP AM SA boosted its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 18.0% during the third quarter. LBP AM SA now owns 68,499 shares of the company's stock valued at $13,442,000 after acquiring an additional 10,460 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 76.3% during the third quarter. Greenup Street Wealth Management LLC now owns 20,972 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,115,000 after acquiring an additional 9,078 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.46% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Howmet Aerospace

In related news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 owned 107,008 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $26,933,913.60. This represents a 29.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total transaction of $260,000.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 23,874 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,207,240. This represents a 4.02% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Corporate insiders own 1.12% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently weighed in on HWM. Truist Financial set a $258.00 target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $278.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $275.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Howmet Aerospace from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Sunday, January 18th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane started coverage on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Tuesday, November 18th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $240.00 target price on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Howmet Aerospace currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $252.95.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Performance

NYSE HWM opened at $253.97 on Wednesday. The business's 50-day moving average price is $231.06 and its 200 day moving average price is $207.48. The company has a current ratio of 2.13, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a twelve month low of $105.04 and a twelve month high of $267.31. The company has a market capitalization of $101.83 billion, a PE ratio of 68.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.21.

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

Howmet Aerospace Announces Dividend

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

Howmet Aerospace 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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