Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. Takes Position in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWM

Landscape Capital Management L.L.C. bought a new stake in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm bought 6,933 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,864,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MUFG Securities EMEA plc raised its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 752.6% in the fourth quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc now owns 65,783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,487,000 after buying an additional 58,067 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp boosted its stake in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 75.0% during the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 42,975 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,810,000 after acquiring an additional 18,417 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Howmet Aerospace by 57.5% during the 4th quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 14,190 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,909,000 after purchasing an additional 5,181 shares during the last quarter. Bearing Point Capital LLC boosted its position in Howmet Aerospace by 9.5% during the fourth quarter. Bearing Point Capital LLC now owns 54,619 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,198,000 after purchasing an additional 4,757 shares during the period. Finally, Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC increased its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 95.3% in the first quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC now owns 24,338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,609,000 after purchasing an additional 11,878 shares during the last quarter. 90.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

HWM has been the subject of a number of research reports. BNP Paribas Exane restated an “outperform” rating and set a $340.00 target price (up from $265.00) on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research note on Friday, May 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $310.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Howmet Aerospace from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Susquehanna upped their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $330.00 to $340.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a $320.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Friday, May 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $315.67.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Down 0.8%

NYSE HWM opened at $271.58 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.82, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 1-year low of $170.24 and a 1-year high of $310.00. The company has a 50 day moving average of $278.62 and a 200-day moving average of $258.62. The company has a market cap of $108.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.53, a PEG ratio of 1.94 and a beta of 1.20.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $1.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.24 by $0.09. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 33.91% and a net margin of 20.52%.The business had revenue of $2.55 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.43 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.91 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 24.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Howmet Aerospace has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.340-1.360 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 5.230-5.310 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 5.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Howmet Aerospace Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, August 25th. Investors of record on Friday, August 7th will be given a $0.14 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 7th. This is an increase from Howmet Aerospace’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.2%. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 12.07%.

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.