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

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. 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.

Howmet Aerospace Price Performance

Shares of Howmet Aerospace stock traded down $3.98 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $124.11. 1,831,244 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,534,721. The business has a 50-day moving average of $118.59 and a 200 day moving average of $107.60. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 2.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $50.42 billion, a PE ratio of 47.37, a PEG ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.50. Howmet Aerospace has a fifty-two week low of $62.38 and a fifty-two week high of $129.95.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.74 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.71 by $0.03. Howmet Aerospace had a return on equity of 24.50% and a net margin of 14.81%. On average, analysts predict that Howmet Aerospace will post 2.66 EPS for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 25th. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th will be given a $0.10 dividend. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.32%. This is a positive change from Howmet Aerospace’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 7th. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio is presently 12.21%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on HWM shares. UBS Group lifted their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $103.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Bank of America lifted their target price on Howmet Aerospace from $100.00 to $135.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Susquehanna upped their price target on Howmet Aerospace from $120.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price target on Howmet Aerospace from $105.00 to $135.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, KeyCorp downgraded Howmet Aerospace from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Howmet Aerospace presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $115.71.

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.