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After finishing at $179.32 in the prior trading day, Howmet Aerospace Inc (NYSE: HWM) closed at $182.06, up 1.53%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.53 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.02 million shares were traded. HWM stock price reached its highest trading level at $182.68 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $178.08.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of HWM by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 134.42 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 72.10. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.08 and its Current Ratio is at 2.31. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.68 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.67.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 73393119232 and an Enterprise Value of 76331180032. As of this moment, Howmet’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 53.20, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 42.48. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.29. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 9.51 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 14.75. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.886 whereas that against EBITDA is 36.056.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HWM is 1.46, which has changed by 0.97977376 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.19283521 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HWM has reached a high of $193.26, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $87.64. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.79%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 31.40%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.28M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3474790 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 404.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 398.77M. Insiders hold about 1.08% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.63% stake in the company. Shares short for HWM as of 1752537600 were 13637096 with a Short Ratio of 4.15, compared to 1749772800 on 12140589. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13637096 and a Short% of Float of 4.37.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, HWM’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.36, compared to 0.36 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0020075843
