Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Competitors $175.82 -0.40 (-0.23%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$175.94 +0.12 (+0.07%) As of 04:04 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. AIR, AL, AMP, CRS, EQH, GE, HXL, ITT, PH, and TDGShould you be buying Howmet Aerospace stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Howmet Aerospace include AAR (AIR), Air Lease (AL), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Carpenter Technology (CRS), Equitable (EQH), GE Aerospace (GE), Hexcel (HXL), ITT (ITT), Parker-Hannifin (PH), and Transdigm Group (TDG). Howmet Aerospace vs. Its Competitors AAR Air Lease Ameriprise Financial Carpenter Technology Equitable GE Aerospace Hexcel ITT Parker-Hannifin Transdigm Group AAR (NYSE:AIR) and Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability. Does the media prefer AIR or HWM? In the previous week, Howmet Aerospace had 31 more articles in the media than AAR. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Howmet Aerospace and 4 mentions for AAR. Howmet Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat AAR's score of 0.33 indicating that Howmet Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AAR 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Howmet Aerospace 25 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer AIR or HWM? AAR currently has a consensus price target of $80.20, indicating a potential upside of 13.13%. Howmet Aerospace has a consensus price target of $142.13, indicating a potential downside of 19.08%. Given AAR's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe AAR is more favorable than Howmet Aerospace.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AAR 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Howmet Aerospace 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.76 Which has more volatility and risk, AIR or HWM? AAR has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is AIR or HWM more profitable? Howmet Aerospace has a net margin of 16.64% compared to AAR's net margin of -0.46%. Howmet Aerospace's return on equity of 27.25% beat AAR's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AAR-0.46% 10.86% 4.59% Howmet Aerospace 16.64%27.25%11.48% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AIR or HWM? Howmet Aerospace has higher revenue and earnings than AAR. AAR 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 RatioAAR$2.32B1.10$46.30M-$0.36-196.92Howmet Aerospace$7.43B9.54$1.16B$3.0757.21 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of AIR or HWM? 90.7% of AAR shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Howmet Aerospace shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of AAR shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Howmet Aerospace shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryHowmet Aerospace beats AAR on 11 of the 16 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HWM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$70.84B$42.76B$25.81B$20.49BDividend Yield0.21%1.20%1.01%3.76%P/E Ratio57.1617.2779.2127.76Price / Sales9.543.906.4237.55Price / Cash54.6425.6836.3321.79Price / Book15.875.758.104.54Net Income$1.16B$586.89M$369.21M$984.47M7 Day Performance-0.31%3.69%2.81%3.42%1 Month Performance1.70%7.61%7.17%5.87%1 Year Performance124.96%35.06%50.94%14.25% Howmet Aerospace Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HWMHowmet Aerospace4.5698 of 5 stars$175.82-0.2%$142.13-19.2%+127.8%$70.97B$7.43B57.2723,930Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAIRAAR2.5929 of 5 stars$68.76-0.4%$80.20+16.6%-1.3%$2.48B$2.68B-190.995,700ALAir Lease4.8702 of 5 stars$58.52-0.3%$57.43-1.9%+25.6%$6.54B$2.73B10.23150Positive NewsAMPAmeriprise Financial4.61 of 5 stars$534.26+1.2%$519.00-2.9%+26.4%$50.87B$17.26B18.1513,500Positive NewsCRSCarpenter Technology3.4857 of 5 stars$276.17+0.1%$278.33+0.8%+154.0%$13.75B$2.92B39.124,600Positive NewsEQHEquitable4.5083 of 5 stars$56.11+0.3%$62.64+11.6%+36.9%$17.05B$12.44B15.258,000GEGE Aerospace4.781 of 5 stars$257.34+1.1%$223.75-13.1%+56.8%$274.42B$38.70B40.0253,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementHXLHexcel3.8186 of 5 stars$56.54-0.6%$61.20+8.2%-8.5%$4.55B$1.90B37.445,894ITTITT4.1527 of 5 stars$156.93-0.6%$165.50+5.5%+25.9%$12.35B$3.63B24.9511,700PHParker-Hannifin4.5184 of 5 stars$698.99-0.2%$719.71+3.0%+40.4%$89.32B$19.79B26.9255,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTDGTransdigm Group3.8934 of 5 stars$1,522.90+1.6%$1,532.47+0.6%+20.7%$85.54B$7.94B51.4114,400Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AAR Alternatives Air Lease Alternatives Ameriprise Financial Alternatives Carpenter Technology Alternatives Equitable 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 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredBank of America Says Gold Could Hit $4,000. 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