Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Competitors $197.26 +4.74 (+2.46%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$197.56 +0.31 (+0.15%) As of 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HWM vs. AL, AMP, ATI, CRS, CW, GE, HXL, ITT, PH, and TDGShould you be buying Howmet Aerospace stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Howmet Aerospace include Air Lease (AL), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), ATI (ATI), Carpenter Technology (CRS), Curtiss-Wright (CW), GE Aerospace (GE), Hexcel (HXL), ITT (ITT), Parker-Hannifin (PH), and Transdigm Group (TDG). Howmet Aerospace vs. Its Competitors Air Lease Ameriprise Financial ATI Carpenter Technology Curtiss-Wright GE Aerospace Hexcel ITT Parker-Hannifin Transdigm Group Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) and Air Lease (NYSE:AL) are related companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk. Do institutionals & insiders believe in HWM or AL? 90.5% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.6% of Air Lease shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of Air Lease shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HWM or AL? Howmet Aerospace has higher revenue and earnings than Air Lease. Air Lease is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Howmet Aerospace, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHowmet Aerospace$7.43B10.70$1.16B$3.4257.68Air Lease$2.73B2.60$427.70M$8.247.72 Is HWM or AL a better dividend stock? Howmet Aerospace pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Air Lease pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Howmet Aerospace pays out 14.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Air Lease pays out 10.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Howmet Aerospace has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Air Lease has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Air Lease is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts recommend HWM or AL? Howmet Aerospace currently has a consensus target price of $181.92, indicating a potential downside of 7.77%. Air Lease has a consensus target price of $60.29, indicating a potential downside of 5.26%. Given Air Lease's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Air Lease is more favorable than Howmet Aerospace.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Howmet Aerospace 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.72Air Lease 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44 Is HWM or AL more profitable? Air Lease has a net margin of 34.04% compared to Howmet Aerospace's net margin of 18.09%. Howmet Aerospace's return on equity of 28.17% beat Air Lease's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Howmet Aerospace18.09% 28.17% 12.26% Air Lease 34.04%7.99%1.92% Which has more risk and volatility, HWM or AL? Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Air Lease has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor HWM or AL? In the previous week, Howmet Aerospace had 14 more articles in the media than Air Lease. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Howmet Aerospace and 9 mentions for Air Lease. Howmet Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Air Lease's score of 1.15 indicating that Howmet Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Howmet Aerospace 17 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Air Lease 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryHowmet Aerospace beats Air Lease on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Howmet Aerospace News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HWM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HWM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHowmet AerospaceAEROSP/DEFENSE IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$77.61B$49.97B$29.69B$22.01BDividend Yield0.25%1.06%0.93%3.60%P/E Ratio57.6824.3082.2632.73Price / Sales10.704.678.0161.29Price / Cash56.5127.3635.1724.48Price / Book17.826.9110.704.67Net Income$1.16B$587.31M$379.66M$1.02B7 Day Performance2.25%-5.17%-2.41%0.03%1 Month Performance3.61%4.95%4.17%0.21%1 Year Performance85.53%42.45%52.96%11.07% Howmet Aerospace Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HWMHowmet Aerospace3.9566 of 5 stars$197.26+2.5%$181.92-7.8%+82.5%$77.61B$7.43B57.6823,930Positive NewsALAir Lease4.8603 of 5 stars$63.53+0.1%$60.29-5.1%+42.6%$7.10B$2.73B7.71150Positive NewsShort Interest ↓AMPAmeriprise Financial4.7736 of 5 stars$482.04+0.5%$539.50+11.9%-9.7%$45.44B$17.26B15.0013,600Positive NewsATIATI3.9811 of 5 stars$83.00+3.7%$90.86+9.5%+29.1%$11.44B$4.51B28.827,700Upcoming EarningsCRSCarpenter Technology3.769 of 5 stars$241.62+0.2%$278.33+15.2%+52.6%$12.04B$2.88B32.564,500Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCWCurtiss-Wright3.5371 of 5 stars$550.60+2.1%$492.86-10.5%+54.2%$20.75B$3.12B46.468,800Analyst ForecastGEGE Aerospace4.5887 of 5 stars$297.47+2.1%$264.50-11.1%+57.4%$315.45B$41.61B41.4953,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportHXLHexcel3.5885 of 5 stars$62.44+0.6%$65.63+5.1%+1.0%$4.97B$1.88B57.825,894Upcoming EarningsITTITT4.7204 of 5 stars$171.77+0.5%$190.89+11.1%+15.5%$13.40B$3.70B27.0111,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPHParker-Hannifin4.5506 of 5 stars$728.67+1.7%$786.78+8.0%+15.6%$92.21B$19.85B26.8757,950Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTDGTransdigm Group3.9319 of 5 stars$1,293.38+1.2%$1,579.13+22.1%-6.7%$72.88B$8.58B42.9316,600Insider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Air Lease Alternatives Ameriprise Financial Alternatives ATI Alternatives Carpenter Technology Alternatives Curtiss-Wright Alternatives GE Aerospace Alternatives Hexcel Alternatives ITT Alternatives Parker-Hannifin Alternatives Transdigm Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HWM) was last updated on 10/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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