A share price of Howmet Aerospace Inc [HWM] is currently trading at $124.19, down -3.04%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The HWM shares have lost -0.65% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.92%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Howmet Aerospace Inc [NYSE: HWM] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 09, 2025, when Northcoast upgraded its rating to a Neutral. Previously, KeyBanc Capital Markets downgraded its rating to Sector Weight on October 24, 2024. On October 08, 2024, Susquehanna initiated with a Positive rating and assigned a price target of $120 on the stock. BTIG Research started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $95 on June 26, 2024. RBC Capital Mkts initiated its recommendation with a Outperform and recommended $75 as its price target on March 18, 2024. Truist upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on January 10, 2024, and upped its price target to $74. In a note dated January 05, 2024, Bernstein initiated an Outperform rating and provided a target price of $67 on this stock.
Howmet Aerospace Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $62.80 and $140.55. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $130 within the next 12 months. Howmet Aerospace Inc [NYSE: HWM] shares were valued at $124.19 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 4.68% based on the average HWM price forecast.
Analyzing the HWM fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Howmet Aerospace Inc [NYSE:HWM] were 7.43B which represents 9.24% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.29% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.22%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.19%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.16%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.11, Equity is 0.27 and Total Capital is 0.18. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.0.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 120.54 points at the first support level, and at 116.88 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 127.65, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 131.10.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Howmet Aerospace Inc [NYSE:HWM] is 2.17. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.98, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.36. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.77, the price to book ratio is 11.19 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 44.17.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved LIN LOLA FELICE, EVP, CL&CO and Secretary, that happened on Feb 18 ’25 when 6620.0 shares were sold. Officer, LIN LOLA FELICE completed a deal on Feb 18 ’25 to buy 6620.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, HR Marchuk Neil Edward sold 70637.0 shares on Aug 23 ’24.
