Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM Shares Sold by GC Wealth Management RIA LLC

Key Points

• GC Wealth Management RIA LLC cut its stake in Howmet by 81.2% in Q4, selling 5,910 shares and retaining 1,370 shares valued at about $281,000.
• Howmet beat Q4 estimates with $1.05 EPS versus $0.97 expected and revenue of $2.17B (up 14.6% YoY), and issued FY2026 guidance of 4.35–4.55 EPS (consensus ~4.57).
• There were notable insider sales—EVP Neil Marchuk sold 45,150 shares for roughly $11.36M—while institutional investors own 90.46% of the company and insiders just 0.85%.

GC Wealth Management RIA LLC lowered its stake in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM - Free Report) by 81.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,370 shares of the company's stock after selling 5,910 shares during the quarter. GC Wealth Management RIA LLC's holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $281,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 1.4% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 49,139,989 shares of the company's stock valued at $9,642,740,000 after buying an additional 664,595 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 1.6% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 17,964,662 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,525,206,000 after buying an additional 278,587 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 2.4% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 10,877,771 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,134,545,000 after buying an additional 255,419 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 12.2% in the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 7,367,438 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,445,712,000 after buying an additional 801,093 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 4.3% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,595,587 shares of the company's stock valued at $705,565,000 after buying an additional 147,523 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.46% of the company's stock.

Howmet Aerospace Price Performance

Shares of NYSE HWM opened at $239.74 on Friday. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $150.21 and a fifty-two week high of $267.31. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $245.96 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $221.73. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 2.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The firm has a market cap of $96.07 billion, a PE ratio of 64.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.19.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating 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 analyst estimates of $2.12 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.77 EPS. Howmet Aerospace's quarterly 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. Sell-side analysts expect that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 4.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 8th will be 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 is Friday, May 8th. Howmet Aerospace's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 12.94%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Howmet Aerospace news, 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 owned 23,874 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,207,240. This trade represents a 4.02% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $251.70, for a total value of $11,364,255.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 107,008 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,933,913.60. This represents a 29.67% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 0.85% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on HWM shares. KeyCorp started coverage on Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. They issued a "sector weight" rating for the company. Morgan Stanley restated an "overweight" rating and set a $280.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Friday, February 13th. BTIG Research restated a "buy" rating and set a $275.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $228.00 price objective on Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $280.00 price objective on Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Howmet Aerospace presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $266.89.

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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