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

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.750-0.770 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS 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 Trading Down 0.4 %

NYSE:HWM traded down $0.56 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $127.54. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,712,696 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,564,086. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 2.24 and a quick ratio of 0.98. The stock has a market cap of $51.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.50, a P/E/G ratio of 1.45 and a beta of 1.50. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $118.59 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $107.60. Howmet Aerospace has a twelve month low of $62.38 and a twelve month high of $129.95.

Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.74 EPS for the quarter, topping 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, equities analysts predict that Howmet Aerospace will post 2.66 EPS for the current year.

Howmet Aerospace Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 25th. Investors of record on Friday, February 7th will be issued a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 7th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.31%. This is a boost from Howmet Aerospace’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. Howmet Aerospace’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 12.21%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on HWM shares. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on Howmet Aerospace from $128.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $103.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. KeyCorp downgraded shares of Howmet Aerospace from an “overweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $100.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Finally, Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Howmet Aerospace from $113.00 to $144.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. One 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Howmet Aerospace currently has a consensus 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.