Howmet Aerospace Inc [NYSE: HWM] gained 0.44% or 2879823.92 points to close at $2880000.0 with a heavy trading volume of 4386655 shares.
It opened the trading session at $177.73, the shares rose to $179.32 and dropped to $175.85, the range by which the price of stock traded the whole day. The daily chart for HWM points out that the company has recorded 59.57% gains over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 2.88M shares, HWM reached to a volume of 4386655 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Howmet Aerospace Inc [HWM]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for HWM shares is $178.00 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on HWM stock is a recommendation set at 1.56. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Wells Fargo have made an estimate for Howmet Aerospace Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Equal Weight, with their previous recommendation back on April 15, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on April 09, 2025, representing the official price target for Howmet Aerospace Inc stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 15.08, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.33. Price to Free Cash Flow for HWM in the course of the last twelve months was 70.27 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.07.
Trading performance analysis for HWM stock
Howmet Aerospace Inc [HWM] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 3.89. With this latest performance, HWM shares gained by 4.22% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 59.57% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 61.70% in the past year of trading.
Howmet Aerospace Inc [HWM]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Howmet Aerospace Inc [HWM] shares currently have an operating margin of 23.68% and a Gross Margin at 28.64%. Howmet Aerospace Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 16.61%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 11.86%, with Return on Assets sitting at 11.86%.
Howmet Aerospace Inc [HWM]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for HWM. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Howmet Aerospace Inc go to 22.52%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Howmet Aerospace Inc [HWM]
There are presently around $95.68%, or 96.71% of HWM stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of HWM stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 45.36 million shares, which is approximately 11.1187%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 42.39 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$3.29 billion in HWM stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$1.54 billion in HWM stock with ownership which is approximately 4.8641%.
