The stock of Howmet Aerospace Inc (NYSE: HWM) has increased by 1.58 when compared to last closing price of 129.73.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -4.31% in its stock price over the last five trading days. youtube.com reported 2025-03-28 that Kevin Simpson, Capital Wealth Planning founder and CIO, joins CNBC’s “Halftime Report” to detail his latest portfolio buys.
Is It Worth Investing in Howmet Aerospace Inc (NYSE: HWM) Right Now?
Howmet Aerospace Inc (NYSE: HWM) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 46.87x compared to its average ratio. HWM has 36-month beta value of 1.27. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 16 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for HWM is 400.15M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.48% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of HWM on April 02, 2025 was 2.92M shares.
HWM’s Market Performance
HWM stock saw an increase of -4.31% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 0.58% and a quarterly increase of 18.48%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.60%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.60% for Howmet Aerospace Inc (HWM). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.85% for HWM’s stock, with a simple moving average of 23.08% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HWM
Susquehanna, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HWM reach a price target of $120. The rating they have provided for HWM stocks is “Positive” according to the report published on October 08th, 2024.
BTIG Research gave a rating of “Buy” to HWM, setting the target price at $95 in the report published on June 26th of the previous year.
HWM Trading at 1.79% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HWM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -6.24% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.60%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.60%, as shares surge +3.75% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +5.17% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HWM fell by -4.31%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +57.95% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $129.39. In addition, Howmet Aerospace Inc saw 20.49% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HWM starting from LIN LOLA FELICE, who sale 6,620 shares at the price of $136.39 back on Feb 18 ’25. After this action, LIN LOLA FELICE now owns 97,134 shares of Howmet Aerospace Inc, valued at $902,886 using the latest closing price.
LIN LOLA FELICE, the Officer of Howmet Aerospace Inc, proposed sale 6,620 shares at $136.39 during a trade that took place back on Feb 18 ’25, which means that LIN LOLA FELICE is holding shares at $902,886 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HWM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.22 for the present operating margin
- 0.29 for the gross margin
The net margin for Howmet Aerospace Inc stands at 0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.18. Equity return is now at value 26.89, with 11.03 for asset returns.
Based on Howmet Aerospace Inc (HWM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.0 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 216.33. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.0. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 9.09.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.84 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.3. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7.11. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.48for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.71. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.17.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Howmet Aerospace Inc (HWM) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
