Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM Shares Sold by Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.

Key Points

• Harel Insurance cut its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 13.3%, selling 8,305 shares and leaving it with 54,129 shares valued at about $11.10M; institutional investors now own roughly 90.46% of the stock.
• Company insiders have been selling: EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares for about $11.36M, reducing his holding by 29.67%, and insiders currently own just 0.85% of shares.
• Analysts remain generally positive with a consensus "Moderate Buy" and an average target of $266.89; Howmet recently beat quarterly EPS/revenue (revenue +14.6%) and set FY2026 guidance of 4.35–4.55 EPS.

Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. reduced its stake in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM - Free Report) by 13.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 54,129 shares of the company's stock after selling 8,305 shares during the period. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.'s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $11,098,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 59.2% during the third quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,401,335 shares of the company's stock worth $273,288,000 after buying an additional 521,180 shares during the period. Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 339.3% during the fourth quarter. Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,847 shares of the company's stock worth $1,199,000 after buying an additional 4,516 shares during the period. GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC acquired a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the third quarter worth approximately $1,581,000. LBP AM SA boosted its position 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 worth $13,442,000 after buying an additional 10,460 shares during the period. Finally, Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. boosted its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 20.3% during the third quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 153,889 shares of the company's stock worth $30,198,000 after buying an additional 25,957 shares during the period. 90.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on HWM shares. KeyCorp started coverage on Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a "sector weight" rating for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $278.00 price objective on Howmet Aerospace and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Howmet Aerospace from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Sunday, January 18th. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $255.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research report on Friday, February 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $266.89.

Insider Buying and Selling at Howmet Aerospace

In other Howmet Aerospace news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the company's stock in a transaction 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 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 transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the company'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 completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 23,874 shares in the company, valued at $6,207,240. This represents a 4.02% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.85% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Performance

HWM opened at $242.83 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $97.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 2.13 and a quick ratio of 1.09. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 1-year low of $150.63 and a 1-year high of $267.31. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $245.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $222.51.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM - Get Free Report) last released its 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. The firm had revenue of $2.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.12 billion. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 30.41% and a net margin of 18.27%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.77 earnings per share. 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. Research analysts predict that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 4.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 26th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 8th will be issued a $0.12 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 8th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Howmet Aerospace's dividend payout ratio is currently 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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