Shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM – Get Free Report) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the sixteen ratings firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and thirteen have given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $101.50.
HWM has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Benchmark raised their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $53.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 12th. BTIG Research raised their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $95.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $105.00 to $123.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 18th. Barclays raised their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Finally, KeyCorp downgraded Howmet Aerospace from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a report on Thursday.
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Insider Buying and Selling
Institutional Trading of Howmet Aerospace
Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV increased its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 6.8% during the 3rd quarter. Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV now owns 1,944 shares of the company’s stock valued at $195,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the period. Cigna Investments Inc. New increased its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 3.8% during the 2nd quarter. Cigna Investments Inc. New now owns 4,178 shares of the company’s stock valued at $324,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares during the period. Bleakley Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 3.2% during the 1st quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 5,080 shares of the company’s stock valued at $348,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares during the period. HB Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 4.9% during the 2nd quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,664 shares of the company’s stock valued at $284,000 after purchasing an additional 171 shares during the period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 7.3% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,609 shares of the company’s stock valued at $203,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.46% of the company’s stock.
Howmet Aerospace Price Performance
HWM stock opened at $101.39 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 1.53. Howmet Aerospace has a 1 year low of $42.94 and a 1 year high of $106.93. The firm has a market cap of $41.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.46. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $98.79 and a 200-day simple moving average of $86.61.
Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.60 by $0.07. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 23.02% and a net margin of 13.15%. The business had revenue of $1.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.83 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.44 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.1% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts predict that Howmet Aerospace will post 2.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Howmet Aerospace Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 25th. Investors of record on Friday, November 8th will be issued a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 8th. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.46%.
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.
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