Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM Shares Bought by Krilogy Financial LLC

Krilogy Financial LLC raised its holdings in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 82.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 7,570 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,430 shares during the period. Krilogy Financial LLC’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $1,631,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of HWM. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,548 shares of the company’s stock valued at $279,000 after buying an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Howmet Aerospace in the first quarter valued at $399,000. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Howmet Aerospace in the second quarter valued at $216,000. Brown Advisory Inc. raised its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 31.0% in the second quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 4,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $778,000 after buying an additional 990 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cary Street Partners Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Howmet Aerospace in the second quarter valued at $145,000. 90.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Howmet Aerospace

In related news, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total transaction of $260,000.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 23,874 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,207,240. This trade represents a 4.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $251.70, for a total value of $11,364,255.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 107,008 shares in the company, valued at approximately $26,933,913.60. This represents a 29.67% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 1.12% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have weighed in on HWM shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. KeyCorp assumed coverage on Howmet Aerospace in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “sector weight” rating on the stock. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $280.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Friday, February 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $228.00 price objective on Howmet Aerospace in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $315.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Sunday, February 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $266.89.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Performance

NYSE HWM opened at $255.73 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 2.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 52-week low of $118.09 and a 52-week high of $267.31. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $246.23 and its 200 day moving average price is $219.19. The firm has a market cap of $102.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 68.93, a P/E/G ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.24.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.08. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 30.41% and a net margin of 18.27%.The firm had revenue of $2.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.12 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.77 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 14.6% on a year-over-year basis. Howmet Aerospace has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.090-1.110 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 4.350-4.550 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 4.57 earnings per share for the current year.

About Howmet Aerospace

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.