United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund Has $2.71 Million Stock Position in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund raised its position in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) by 187.0% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 13,200 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,600 shares during the quarter. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $2,706,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 66.7% in the fourth quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 125 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. grew its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 119.7% in the second quarter. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 134 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares during the period. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Howmet Aerospace in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new stake in Howmet Aerospace in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC grew its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 339.0% in the fourth quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $315.00 price objective on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $275.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. BNP Paribas Exane restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $340.00 target price (up from $265.00) on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, KeyCorp began coverage on Howmet Aerospace in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. They issued a “sector weight” rating on the stock. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Howmet Aerospace has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $285.53.

Insider Buying and Selling

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. Company insiders own 0.85% of the company’s stock.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Performance

Shares of Howmet Aerospace stock opened at $258.61 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $249.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $230.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $103.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 60.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.19. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 12 month low of $165.51 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 (NYSE:HWM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $1.22 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.11 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $2.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.24 billion. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 29.27% and a net margin of 20.23%.Howmet Aerospace’s quarterly revenue was up 19.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.86 earnings per share. 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, analysts anticipate that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 5.04 EPS for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 26th. Investors of record on Friday, May 8th were 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 was Friday, May 8th. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 11.14%.

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.