Analytical Overview: Howmet Aerospace Inc (HWM)’s Ratios Tell a Financial Story

Ulysses Smith

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As of close of business last night, Howmet Aerospace Inc’s stock clocked out at $194.29, down -1.00% from its previous closing price of $196.26. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.00 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.85 million shares were traded. HWM stock price reached its highest trading level at $196.65 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $192.09.

Ratios:

To gain a deeper understanding of HWM’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 117.65 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 61.08. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.14 and its Current Ratio is at 2.35. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.65 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.64.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In the most recent recommendation for this company, BNP Paribas Exane on November 18, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $240.

On April 15, 2025, Wells Fargo Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Overweight but kept the price unchanged to $118.

Insider Transactions:

Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 05 ’25 when LIN LOLA FELICE sold 13,102 shares for $180.51 per share. The transaction valued at 2,365,073 led to the insider holds 63,150 shares of the business.

LIN LOLA FELICE bought 13,102 shares of HWM for $2,365,074 on Aug 05 ’25. On May 12 ’25, another insider, Marchuk Neil Edward, who serves as the EVP, HR of the company, sold 30,000 shares for $158.53 each. As a result, the insider received 4,756,017 and left with 131,859 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HWM now has a Market Capitalization of 78201724928 and an Enterprise Value of 80860676096. As of this moment, Howmet’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 54.53, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 43.80. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.22. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 9.80 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 15.39. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 10.139 whereas that against EBITDA is 36.018.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for HWM is 1.30, which has changed by 0.6345465 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12415576 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HWM has reached a high of $211.95, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $105.04. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.81%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 14.56%.

Shares Statistics:

It appears that HWM traded 2.08M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2276510 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 403.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 397.88M. Insiders hold about 1.04% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.47% stake in the company. Shares short for HWM as of 1763078400 were 9823251 with a Short Ratio of 4.72, compared to 1760486400 on 9655898. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9823251 and a Short% of Float of 3.1600002000000003.

Earnings Estimates

Currently, 16.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Howmet Aerospace Inc (HWM) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.01, with high estimates of $1.04 and low estimates of $0.99.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.82 and $3.67 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.7. EPS for the following year is $4.43, with 20.0 analysts recommending between $4.88 and $4.13.

Revenue Estimates

In. The current quarter, 16 analysts expect revenue to total $2.13B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.2B to a low estimate of $2.1B. As of. The current estimate, Howmet Aerospace Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.89BFor the next quarter, 16 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.16B. There is a high estimate of $2.24B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.11B.

A total of 19 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HWM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $8.28B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.18B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.21B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.43BBased on 20 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $9.11B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $9.54B and the low estimate is $8.95B.