North Dakota State Investment Board purchased a new position in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM – Free Report) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor purchased 13,750 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,819,000.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Salomon & Ludwin LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 12.5% in the fourth quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 5,561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,140,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY lifted its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY now owns 1,949 shares of the company’s stock valued at $400,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,990 shares of the company’s stock valued at $408,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Earned Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Earned Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 5,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,030,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.46% of the company’s stock.
Howmet Aerospace Stock Performance
Shares of Howmet Aerospace stock opened at $256.49 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $247.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $227.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $102.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.19. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 12 month low of $160.01 and a 12 month high of $280.74. The company has a current ratio of 2.44, a quick ratio of 1.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.73.
Howmet Aerospace Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 26th. Investors of record on Friday, May 8th will be issued a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 8th. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 11.14%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 41,932 shares of Howmet Aerospace stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $269.50, for a total transaction of $11,300,674.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 65,105 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,545,797.50. This trade represents a 39.18% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of Howmet Aerospace stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total value of $260,000.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 23,874 shares in the company, valued at $6,207,240. This trade represents a 4.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 88,082 shares of company stock worth $22,924,929 over the last quarter. 0.85% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
HWM has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Truist Financial set a $280.00 target price on Howmet Aerospace in a report on Wednesday, March 11th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. UBS Group raised their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $260.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. KeyCorp initiated coverage on Howmet Aerospace in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. They issued a “sector weight” rating on the stock. Finally, Bank of America raised their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 20th. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $285.53.
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on Howmet Aerospace
Howmet Aerospace Profile
Howmet Aerospace Inc is an industrial technology company that designs, manufactures and repairs engineered metal products for the aerospace, transportation and industrial markets. Its product portfolio includes precision castings and forgings, engineered fasteners, seamless rolled rings, and complex components for turbine engines, airframes and industrial gas turbines. The company also provides aftermarket services such as component repair, overhaul and parts distribution to support the operating fleet of commercial and military customers.
Howmet serves a global customer base of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and aftermarket operators, with manufacturing, service and distribution facilities across North America, Europe and Asia.
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