Citigroup Has Lowered Expectations for Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) Stock Price

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup from $283.00 to $271.00 in a note issued to investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Citigroup’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 15.57% from the company’s previous close.

Several other equities research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $228.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $278.00 target price on Howmet Aerospace and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $280.00 price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Howmet Aerospace from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, January 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $260.30.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Performance

Shares of Howmet Aerospace stock traded down $4.56 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $234.48. The company had a trading volume of 488,927 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,650,256. Howmet Aerospace has a 1-year low of $105.04 and a 1-year high of $267.31. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $237.40 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $213.86. The stock has a market cap of $94.01 billion, a PE ratio of 63.45, a P/E/G ratio of 2.13 and a beta of 1.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 2.13 and a quick ratio of 1.09.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.08. Howmet Aerospace had a net margin of 18.27% and a return on equity of 30.41%. The company had revenue of $2.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.12 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.77 EPS. The business’s quarterly 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. As a group, equities analysts predict that Howmet Aerospace will post 3.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Neil Edward Marchuk sold 45,150 shares of Howmet Aerospace stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $251.70, for a total transaction of $11,364,255.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 107,008 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $26,933,913.60. This trade represents a 29.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, VP Barbara Lou Shultz sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $260.00, for a total transaction of $260,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 23,874 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,207,240. This trade represents a 4.02% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 1.04% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Howmet Aerospace

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of HWM. UMB Bank n.a. grew its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $332,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Tudor Financial Inc. grew its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Tudor Financial Inc. now owns 1,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $338,000 after buying an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust grew its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 4.1% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 1,077 shares of the company’s stock worth $221,000 after buying an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 25.1% in the 4th quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC now owns 224 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Salomon & Ludwin LLC raised its position in shares of Howmet Aerospace by 12.5% during the 4th quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC now owns 423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,000 after buying an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. 90.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.