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The price of Howmet Aerospace Inc (NYSE: HWM) closed at $168.62 in the last session, down -2.46% from day before closing price of $172.87. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.46 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.31 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at HWM’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 126.76 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 67.00. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.07 and its Current Ratio is at 2.30. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.73 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.72.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 12 ’25 when Marchuk Neil Edward sold 30,000 shares for $158.53 per share. The transaction valued at 4,756,017 led to the insider holds 131,859 shares of the business.
PLANT JOHN C sold 800,000 shares of HWM for $125,570,480 on May 12 ’25. The Executive Chairman & CEO now owns 236,544 shares after completing the transaction at $156.96 per share. On May 12 ’25, another insider, Marchuk Neil Edward, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 30,000 shares for $158.53 each.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Howmet’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 54.98, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 40.54. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.52. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 9.02 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 14.38.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, HWM has reached a high of $177.25, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $76.83. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 14.06%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 37.72%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 404.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 399.58M. Insiders hold about 1.01% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.34% stake in the company.
