Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Howmet Aerospace designs and manufactures engineered metal products for the aerospace, commercial transportation and industrial markets. Its products include components for aircraft engines and airframes, fastening systems, and forged aluminum wheels for commercial trucks.

The company operates through businesses focused on engine products, fastening systems, engineered structures and forged wheels. Its components and systems are used by aerospace manufacturers and suppliers, as well as customers in transportation and other industrial sectors.

Howmet Aerospace became an independent company in 2020 following its separation from Arconic. It serves customers around the world, with operations spanning North America, Europe and other international markets. John C. Plant is the company’s chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $208.63 to $216.28
• 50-Day Range: $185.74 to $264.48
• 52-Week Range: $183.52 to $310.00
• Volume: 857,197 shs
• Average Volume: 2.88 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $86.10 billion
• P/E Ratio: 42.41
• Dividend Yield: 0.26%
• Price Target: $295.81
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Howmet Aerospace Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Howmet Aerospace scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 92nd out of 653 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Howmet Aerospace has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.91, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 19 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Howmet Aerospace has a consensus price target of $295.81, representing about 43.7% upside from its current price of $205.79.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Howmet Aerospace has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 18.40%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Howmet Aerospace are expected to grow by 18.40% in the coming year, from $5.49 to $6.50 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Howmet Aerospace is 40.27, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.34.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Howmet Aerospace is 40.27, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 32.02.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Howmet Aerospace has a PEG Ratio of 1.50. 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 15.46. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.67% 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 3.99, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Howmet Aerospace has recently increased by 4.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Howmet Aerospace has a dividend yield of 0.27%, 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 10.96%. 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 8.62% next year. This indicates that Howmet Aerospace will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.58

News Sentiment

Howmet Aerospace has a news sentiment score of 0.58. 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 0.47 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 25 news articles for Howmet Aerospace this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 30 people have searched for HWM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -43% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

28 people have added Howmet Aerospace to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Howmet Aerospace insiders have not sold or bought any 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/25 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/25 Dividend: 8/07/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/25/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/29/2026
• Record date for 11/25 Dividend: 11/06/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/25 Dividend: 11/06/2026
• Today: 11/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/25/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Sub-Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HWM
• CIK: 4281
• Web: www.howmet.com
• Phone: (412) 553-1940
• Fax: 412-553-4498
• Employees: 25,430
• Year Founded: 1888

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Howmet Aerospace: $295.81
• High Price Target: $350.00
• Low Price Target: $230.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +37.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.91
• Research Coverage: 23 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.11
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 42.18
• Forward P/E Ratio: 33.16
• P/E Growth: 1.5
• Net Income: $1.51 billion
• Net Margins: 21.10%
• Pretax Margin: 25.77%
• Return on Equity: 36.44%
• Return on Assets: 16.06%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.70
• Current Ratio: 1.86
• Quick Ratio: 0.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $8.25 billion
• Price / Sales: 10.39
• Cash Flow: $4.73 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 45.57
• Book Value: $13.31 per share
• Price / Book: 16.20

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 397,660,000
• Free Float: 394,280,000
• Market Cap: $85.72 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.31