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$197.26 +4.74 (+2.46%)
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HWM vs. AL, AMP, ATI, CRS, CW, GE, HXL, ITT, PH, and TDG

Should 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

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.

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.

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 Ratio
Howmet Aerospace$7.43B10.70$1.16B$3.4257.68
Air Lease$2.73B2.60$427.70M$8.247.72

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.

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)
2.72
Air Lease
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44

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%

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.

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

Summary

Howmet Aerospace beats Air Lease on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HWM vs. The Competition

MetricHowmet AerospaceAEROSP/DEFENSE IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$77.61B$49.97B$29.69B$22.01B
Dividend Yield0.25%1.06%0.93%3.60%
P/E Ratio57.6824.3082.2632.73
Price / Sales10.704.678.0161.29
Price / Cash56.5127.3635.1724.48
Price / Book17.826.9110.704.67
Net Income$1.16B$587.31M$379.66M$1.02B
7 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

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HWM
Howmet Aerospace
3.9566 of 5 stars
$197.26
+2.5%
$181.92
-7.8%
+82.5%$77.61B$7.43B57.6823,930Positive News
AL
Air Lease
4.8603 of 5 stars
$63.53
+0.1%
$60.29
-5.1%
+42.6%$7.10B$2.73B7.71150Positive News
Short Interest ↓
AMP
Ameriprise Financial
4.7736 of 5 stars
$482.04
+0.5%
$539.50
+11.9%
-9.7%$45.44B$17.26B15.0013,600Positive News
ATI
ATI
3.9811 of 5 stars
$83.00
+3.7%
$90.86
+9.5%
+29.1%$11.44B$4.51B28.827,700Upcoming Earnings
CRS
Carpenter Technology
3.769 of 5 stars
$241.62
+0.2%
$278.33
+15.2%
+52.6%$12.04B$2.88B32.564,500Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
CW
Curtiss-Wright
3.5371 of 5 stars
$550.60
+2.1%
$492.86
-10.5%
+54.2%$20.75B$3.12B46.468,800Analyst Forecast
GE
GE Aerospace
4.5887 of 5 stars
$297.47
+2.1%
$264.50
-11.1%
+57.4%$315.45B$41.61B41.4953,000Trending News
Earnings Report
HXL
Hexcel
3.5885 of 5 stars
$62.44
+0.6%
$65.63
+5.1%
+1.0%$4.97B$1.88B57.825,894Upcoming Earnings
ITT
ITT
4.7204 of 5 stars
$171.77
+0.5%
$190.89
+11.1%
+15.5%$13.40B$3.70B27.0111,700Positive News
Analyst Forecast
PH
Parker-Hannifin
4.5506 of 5 stars
$728.67
+1.7%
$786.78
+8.0%
+15.6%$92.21B$19.85B26.8757,950Positive News
Analyst Forecast
TDG
Transdigm Group
3.9319 of 5 stars
$1,293.38
+1.2%
$1,579.13
+22.1%
-6.7%$72.88B$8.58B42.9316,600Insider Trade

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This page (NYSE:HWM) was last updated on 10/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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