Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Its businesses focus on high-value, technology-driven components where material science, precision manufacturing and quality control are critical. The company works with advanced nickel, titanium and specialty alloy systems and pursues process and materials innovations intended to reduce weight, extend component life and improve fuel efficiency for its customers.

Howmet Aerospace emerged in 2020 following the separation of the engineered products business from Arconic and traces its lineage to earlier engineered-metals enterprises. Since the separation, the company has emphasized investments in advanced manufacturing capabilities, materials engineering and aftermarket solutions to support aerospace and industrial customers. Howmet operates as a supplier to both commercial and defense aerospace programs as well as broader industrial turbine and transportation markets, positioning itself around complex, high-precision components and lifecycle services rather than commodity metal products.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $249.64 to $258.30
• 50-Day Range: $222.46 to $265.16
• 52-Week Range: $154.31 to $267.31
• Volume: 4.28 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.52 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $103.02 billion
• P/E Ratio: 69.30
• Dividend Yield: 0.19%
• Price Target: $266.89
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Howmet Aerospace Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Howmet Aerospace scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 16th out of 59 stocks in the aerospace sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Howmet Aerospace has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 17 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Howmet Aerospace is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Howmet Aerospace has been the subject of 16 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 19.26%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Howmet Aerospace are expected to grow by 19.26% in the coming year, from $4.57 to $5.45 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Howmet Aerospace is 69.30, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.48.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Howmet Aerospace is 69.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Aerospace sector average P/E ratio of about 73.55.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Howmet Aerospace has a PEG Ratio of 2.21. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Howmet Aerospace has a P/B Ratio of 19.32. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.36% of the float of Howmet Aerospace has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Howmet Aerospace has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Howmet Aerospace has recently decreased by 8.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Howmet Aerospace has a dividend yield of 0.20%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Howmet Aerospace has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Howmet Aerospace is 12.94%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Howmet Aerospace will have a dividend payout ratio of 8.81% next year. This indicates that Howmet Aerospace will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.07

News Sentiment

Howmet Aerospace has a news sentiment score of 1.07. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Aerospace companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for Howmet Aerospace this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 40 people have searched for HWM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -18% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

48 people have added Howmet Aerospace to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 380% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Howmet Aerospace insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $11,624,255.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.85% of the stock of Howmet Aerospace is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

90.46% of the stock of Howmet Aerospace is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HWM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HWM shares performed this year?

Howmet Aerospace's stock was trading at $204.89 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, HWM stock has increased by 25.5% and is now trading at $257.0950.

How were Howmet Aerospace's earnings last quarter?

Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) 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. The company's quarterly revenue was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Howmet Aerospace's major shareholders?

Howmet Aerospace's top institutional shareholders include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.00%), Bessemer Group Inc. (0.54%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.21%) and DSM Capital Partners LLC (0.19%). Insiders that own company stock include John C Plant, Ken Giacobbe, Neil Edward Marchuk and Barbara Lou Shultz.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Howmet Aerospace?

Shares of HWM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Howmet Aerospace own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Howmet Aerospace investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), NVIDIA (NVDA), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), Waste Connections (WCN), TotalEnergies (TTE) and The RMR Group (RMR).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 2/25 Dividend: 2/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 2/25 Dividend: 2/06/2026
• Last Earnings: 2/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 2/25/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/07/2026
• Record date for 5/26 Dividend: 5/08/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/26 Dividend: 5/08/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/26/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Aerospace
• Industry: AEROSP/DEFENSE
• Sub-Industry: Steel Works
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HWM
• CIK: 4281
• Web: www.howmet.com
• Phone: (412) 553-4545
• Fax: 412-553-4498
• Employees: 25,430
• Year Founded: 1888

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Howmet Aerospace: $266.89
• High Price Target: $315.00
• Low Price Target: $190.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +3.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.86
• Research Coverage: 22 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.71
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 69.30
• Forward P/E Ratio: 56.26
• P/E Growth: 2.21
• Net Income: $1.51 billion
• Net Margins: 18.27%
• Pretax Margin: 22.30%
• Return on Equity: 30.41%
• Return on Assets: 13.88%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.53
• Current Ratio: 2.13
• Quick Ratio: 1.09

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $8.25 billion
• Price / Sales: 12.48
• Cash Flow: $4.84 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 53.07
• Book Value: $13.31 per share
• Price / Book: 19.32

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 400,710,000
• Free Float: 397,308,000
• Market Cap: $103.02 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.19