Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich Acquires Shares of 171,141 Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich bought a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm bought 171,141 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $33,583,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in HWM. Traub Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Howmet Aerospace during the second quarter valued at $25,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 119.7% during the second quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 134 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the period. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 52.0% in the 3rd quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 152 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new position in shares of Howmet Aerospace in the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. BTIG Research increased their price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $240.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 18th. Susquehanna upped their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $255.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $315.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Sunday, February 15th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $228.00 to $260.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Howmet Aerospace from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $252.95.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the 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 completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 23,874 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,207,240. This represents a 4.02% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were 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 $26,933,913.60. This trade represents a 29.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 1.04% of the company’s stock.

Howmet Aerospace Price Performance

NYSE HWM opened at $250.10 on Friday. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 52 week low of $105.04 and a 52 week high of $267.31. The company has a current ratio of 2.13, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. The stock has a market cap of $100.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.34 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $229.24 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $205.85.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $2.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.12 billion. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 30.41% and a net margin of 18.27%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.77 earnings per share. 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. Analysts forecast that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 3.27 EPS for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 6th were paid a dividend of $0.12 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 6th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.2%. Howmet Aerospace’s payout ratio is presently 12.94%.

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.