How to buy Howmet Aerospace Inc (HWM) stocks

Howmet Aerospace Inc is an aerospace & defense business based in the US. Howmet Aerospace Inc shares (HWM) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $110.83 – a decrease of 2.29% over the previous week. Howmet Aerospace Inc employs 23,200 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $7.3 billion.

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Howmet Aerospace Inc stock price (NYSE: HWM)

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Howmet Aerospace Inc stocks at a glance

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Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$110.83
52-week range	$52.40 - $120.71
50-day moving average more info button	$110.13
200-day moving average more info button	$88.87
Wall St. target price	$123.87
PE ratio more info button	41.4192
Dividend yield more info button	$0.23 (0.3%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$2.60

Is it a good time to buy Howmet Aerospace Inc stock?

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Howmet Aerospace Inc price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $109.35 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-3.60%
1 month (2024-11-21)	-6.52%
3 months (2024-09-20)	12.21%
6 months (2024-06-21)	36.45%

1 year (2023-12-21)	104.51%
2 years (2022-12-21)	181.93%
3 years (2021-12-21)	260.93%
5 years (2019-12-20)	359.77%

Is Howmet Aerospace Inc stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Howmet Aerospace Inc stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Howmet Aerospace Inc's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Howmet Aerospace Inc's P/E ratio

Howmet Aerospace Inc's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 41x. In other words, Howmet Aerospace Inc shares trade at around 41x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're over-valued.

Howmet Aerospace Inc's PEG ratio

Howmet Aerospace Inc's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.8035. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Howmet Aerospace Inc's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Howmet Aerospace Inc's EBITDA

Howmet Aerospace Inc's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.8 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Howmet Aerospace Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Howmet Aerospace Inc financials

Revenue TTM	$7.3 billion
Operating margin TTM	22.45%
Gross profit TTM	$1.6 billion
Return on assets TTM	9.05%
Return on equity TTM	25.72%
Profit margin	14.81%
Book value	$10.93
Market Capitalization more info button	$43.8 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Howmet Aerospace Inc stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 10.48% of net profits

Recently Howmet Aerospace Inc has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Howmet Aerospace Inc shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Howmet Aerospace Inc's case, that would currently equate to about $0.23 per share.

While Howmet Aerospace Inc's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Howmet Aerospace Inc is investing more in its future growth.

Howmet Aerospace Inc's most recent dividend payout was on 24 November 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 7 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Howmet Aerospace Inc's stocks ever split?

Howmet Aerospace Inc's stocks were split on a 1334:1000 basis on 31 October 2016 . So if you had owned 1000 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1334 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Howmet Aerospace Inc stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 25% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Howmet Aerospace Inc stocks, which in turn could have impacted Howmet Aerospace Inc's stock price.

Howmet Aerospace Inc stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Howmet Aerospace Inc's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $52.3999 up to $120.71. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Howmet Aerospace Inc's is 1.293. This would suggest that Howmet Aerospace Inc's stocks are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Howmet Aerospace Inc overview

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. The Engine Products segment offers airfoils and seamless rolled rings primarily for aircraft engines and industrial gas turbines; and rotating and structural parts. The Fastening Systems segment produces aerospace fastening systems, as well as commercial transportation, industrial, and other fasteners; and latches, bearings, fluid fittings, and installation tools. The Engineered Structures segment provides titanium ingots and mill products, aluminum and nickel forgings, and machined components and assemblies for aerospace and defense applications; and titanium forgings, extrusions, and forming and machining services for airframe, wing, aero-engine, and landing gear components. The Forged Wheels segment offers forged aluminum wheels and related products for heavy-duty trucks and commercial transportation markets.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Howmet Aerospace Inc is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.057% of Howmet Aerospace Inc stocks are held by insiders and 92.883% by institutions. How many people work for Howmet Aerospace Inc?
Latest data suggests 23,200 work at Howmet Aerospace Inc. When does the fiscal year end for Howmet Aerospace Inc?
Howmet Aerospace Inc's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Howmet Aerospace Inc based?
Howmet Aerospace Inc's address is: 201 Isabella Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, 15212-5872 What is Howmet Aerospace Inc's ISIN number?
Howmet Aerospace Inc's international securities identification number is: US4432011082 What is Howmet Aerospace Inc's CUSIP number?
Howmet Aerospace Inc's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 013817507

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