Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.750-0.770 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.710. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.9 billion-$1.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.9 billion. Howmet Aerospace also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.130-3.210 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $105.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $129.00 to $132.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th. Susquehanna upped their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $120.00 to $132.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $113.00 to $127.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 21st. Finally, KeyCorp lowered shares of Howmet Aerospace from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $115.71.

Howmet Aerospace Trading Down 0.1 %

NYSE HWM opened at $127.97 on Friday. 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 has a one year low of $62.38 and a one year high of $129.95. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $118.59 and its 200 day moving average price is $107.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $51.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.84, a PEG ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.50.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.03. Howmet Aerospace had a net margin of 14.81% and a return on equity of 24.50%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Howmet Aerospace will post 2.66 EPS for the current 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 given a dividend of $0.10 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 7th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.31%. This is an increase from Howmet Aerospace’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 12.21%.

About Howmet Aerospace

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.