Kestra Advisory Services LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Posted by Brenda Bartman on Jul 13th, 2026

Kestra Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM – Free Report) by 178.4% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 57,845 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 37,068 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $13,331,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of HWM. Acumen Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its holdings in Howmet Aerospace by 66.7% during the 4th quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 125 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in Howmet Aerospace by 119.7% during the 2nd quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 134 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC raised its position in Howmet Aerospace by 65.1% during the 4th quarter. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 137 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Institutional investors own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Howmet Aerospace Trading Up 0.0%

HWM opened at $270.88 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $108.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 62.85, a PEG ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.19. 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 Inc. has a 12 month low of $169.45 and a 12 month high of $290.63. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $264.62 and a 200-day moving average price of $244.72.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $1.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.11 by $0.11. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 29.27% and a net margin of 20.23%.The company had revenue of $2.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.24 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.86 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 19.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Howmet Aerospace has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.880-5.000 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.220-1.240 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 5.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Howmet Aerospace Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 8th were issued a $0.12 dividend. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 8th. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 11.14%.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 41,932 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $269.50, for a total transaction of $11,300,674.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 65,105 shares in the company, valued at $17,545,797.50. The trade was a 39.18% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.85% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on HWM shares. UBS Group increased their price target on Howmet Aerospace from $260.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. BTIG Research upped their price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $318.00 target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Tuesday, June 16th. BNP Paribas Exane reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $340.00 target price (up from $265.00) on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $300.00 to $330.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. Eighteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $289.00.

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Howmet Aerospace Profile

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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.