Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM Shares Sold by UBS Group AG

Key Points

• UBS Group AG cut its stake by 32.4% in Q4, selling 746,075 shares and leaving it with 1,558,378 Howmet shares worth about $319.5 million.
• Howmet beat Q4 estimates, reporting $1.05 EPS vs. $0.97 expected and $2.17 billion in revenue (up 14.6% YoY), and issued Q1 2026 guidance of 1.090–1.110 EPS and FY2026 guidance of 4.350–4.550 EPS.
• EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares for roughly $11.36 million (a 29.67% reduction in his holding); insiders now own 0.85% of the stock while institutional investors hold about 90.46%.

UBS Group AG cut its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM - Free Report) by 32.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,558,378 shares of the company's stock after selling 746,075 shares during the period. UBS Group AG owned approximately 0.39% of Howmet Aerospace worth $319,499,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Nordea Investment Management AB raised 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 purchasing an additional 521,180 shares during the period. Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC raised 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 purchasing an additional 4,516 shares during the period. GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the third quarter worth $1,581,000. LBP AM SA raised 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 purchasing an additional 10,460 shares during the period. Finally, Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. raised 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 purchasing an additional 25,957 shares during the period. 90.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Howmet Aerospace Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:HWM opened at $241.89 on Tuesday. 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 1 year low of $134.81 and a 1 year high of $267.31. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $246.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $221.08. The firm has a market cap of $96.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.20, a P/E/G ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.24.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $2.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.12 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.77 earnings per share. 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. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 4.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 26th. Investors of record on Friday, May 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 8th. Howmet Aerospace's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 12.94%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Howmet Aerospace

In related news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $251.70, for a total transaction of $11,364,255.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 107,008 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,933,913.60. This trade represents a 29.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total value of $260,000.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 23,874 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,207,240. This represents a 4.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.85% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on HWM. KeyCorp began coverage on Howmet Aerospace in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. They issued a "sector weight" rating for the company. UBS Group increased their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $228.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Truist Financial set a $280.00 target price on Howmet Aerospace in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Howmet Aerospace from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Sunday, January 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $266.89.

About Howmet Aerospace

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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