Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 3.130-3.210 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 3.210. The company issued revenue guidance of $7.9 billion-$8.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $8.1 billion. Howmet Aerospace also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.750-0.770 EPS.

Howmet Aerospace Stock Performance

HWM opened at $133.66 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $54.30 billion, a PE ratio of 51.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.50. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $119.05 and a 200-day moving average of $108.09. Howmet Aerospace has a 52-week low of $62.70 and a 52-week high of $133.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 2.24.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 24.50% and a net margin of 14.81%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Howmet Aerospace will post 2.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Howmet Aerospace Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.30%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 7th. This is an increase from Howmet Aerospace’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio is 12.21%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently issued reports on HWM shares. Bank of America upped their price target on Howmet Aerospace from $100.00 to $135.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. KeyCorp downgraded Howmet Aerospace from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Truist Financial reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $140.00 price target (up from $130.00) on shares of Howmet Aerospace in a research report on Friday. Barclays lifted their price target on Howmet Aerospace from $100.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $120.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $117.76.

Howmet Aerospace Company Profile

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.