Farther Finance Advisors LLC Trims Stock Holdings in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM)

Farther Finance Advisors LLC reduced its stake in Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWMFree Report) by 49.2% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 4,704 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,563 shares during the period. Farther Finance Advisors LLC’s holdings in Howmet Aerospace were worth $515,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Private Trust Co. NA increased its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 28.0% in the fourth quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 407 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. O Neil Global Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. O Neil Global Advisors Inc. now owns 19,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,136,000 after purchasing an additional 90 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group increased its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,678 shares of the company’s stock valued at $183,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 7,662 shares of the company’s stock valued at $838,000 after purchasing an additional 104 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Caprock Group LLC increased its stake in Howmet Aerospace by 1.0% in the third quarter. Caprock Group LLC now owns 11,179 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,121,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares during the last quarter. 90.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently commented on HWM. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $129.00 to $132.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $124.00 to $139.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Truist Financial restated a “buy” rating and issued a $140.00 price objective (up from $130.00) on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a report on Friday, February 14th. Barclays raised their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $125.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $123.28.

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Howmet Aerospace Price Performance

HWM stock opened at $126.56 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 2.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. Howmet Aerospace Inc. has a 52-week low of $62.80 and a 52-week high of $140.55. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $126.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is $113.38. The company has a market capitalization of $51.26 billion, a PE ratio of 44.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.54.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWMGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.03. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 25.74% and a net margin of 15.55%. The company had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.88 billion. Analysts predict that Howmet Aerospace Inc. will post 3.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Howmet Aerospace Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 7th were issued a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 7th. This is an increase from Howmet Aerospace’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.32%. Howmet Aerospace’s payout ratio is currently 14.18%.

Howmet Aerospace Company Profile

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Howmet Aerospace Inc provides advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries in the United States, Japan, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Italy, Canada, Poland, China, and internationally. It operates through four segments: Engine Products, Fastening Systems, Engineered Structures, and Forged Wheels.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM)

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