Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

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Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.560-3.640 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.520. The company issued revenue guidance of $8.1 billion-$8.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $8.1 billion. Howmet Aerospace also updated its Q3 2025 guidance to 0.890-0.910 EPS.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Up 2.6%

HWM stock traded up $4.63 on Friday, hitting $184.40. 5,089,161 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,663,346. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $178.35 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $149.14. Howmet Aerospace has a 12-month low of $85.39 and a 12-month high of $193.26. The stock has a market cap of $74.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.64 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a current ratio of 2.31.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.87 by $0.04. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 28.17% and a net margin of 18.09%. The business had revenue of $2.05 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.99 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.67 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 9.2% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Howmet Aerospace will post 3.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Howmet Aerospace Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 8th. This is a positive change from Howmet Aerospace's previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. Howmet Aerospace's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 13.03%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have issued reports on HWM. Benchmark raised their price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $85.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, April 21st. BTIG Research restated a "buy" rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on Howmet Aerospace from $170.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 17th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $118.00 to $145.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $120.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $153.47.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO John C. Plant sold 800,000 shares of Howmet Aerospace stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $156.96, for a total transaction of $125,568,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 236,544 shares of the company's stock, valued at $37,127,946.24. The trade was a 77.18% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 30,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $158.53, for a total transaction of $4,755,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 131,859 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $20,903,607.27. This represents a 18.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 831,250 shares of company stock worth $130,517,863. Corporate insiders own 1.04% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Howmet Aerospace

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in Howmet Aerospace stock. Acadian Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 3,078 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $399,000. Institutional investors own 90.46% of the company's stock.

About Howmet Aerospace

Howmet Aerospace Inc provides advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries in the United States, Japan, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Italy, Canada, Poland, China, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Engine Products, Fastening Systems, Engineered Structures, and Forged Wheels.