Insider buying last 90 days
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Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Stock Analysis & Forecast
$229.67+3.91 (+1.7%)
Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:17 pm ET.
Gekko Brief
AI summaryHowmet Aerospace trades at $229.67, up 1.7% on the day, with the close sitting below both the 50-day average of $267.63 and the 200-day average of $246.77. The GekkoIndex reads 67.5, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, while the price sits 3% below Gekko Fair Value of $236.87.
This week's coverage centers on Howmet's competitive standing within aerospace and defense, alongside a fresh analyst call. Guggenheim initiated coverage with a buy rating and a $350 price target, citing competitive positioning and secular tailwinds in commercial aerospace, defense, and power generation, along with expectations for EBITDA margin expansion. Separate coverage points to rising defense aerospace revenues tied to demand for F-35 and legacy fighter jet spares, and comparisons of Howmet's stock performance against peers RTX and LMT. Howmet also disclosed a $70 million expansion of its Wichita Falls manufacturing facility, adding 100,000 square feet and 230 new full-time jobs, with local officials approving $5.275 million in support funding.
Looking ahead, the next earnings report is scheduled for 29 October 2026, 39 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window. The last report on 6 August showed EPS of $1.33 against an estimate of $1.23, with an average absolute reaction of 5.9% historically. Analyst consensus stands at 14 buy and 2 hold ratings among 16 firms, with a consensus target of $337.74. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged 0.6% across 5 years, rising in 1 of them, worth noting given the current gap to Gekko Fair Value.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.
Price vs fair value
Close $229.67200-day averageGekko Fair Value $236.87
Key stats
- Market cap
- $91.89B
- P/E ratio
- 49
- Forward P/E
- 35.7
- EPS, TTM
- $4.61
- Revenue, TTM
- $9.12B
- Profit margin
- 20.5%
- Dividend yield
- 0.21%
- Beta
- 1.19
- Volume
- 4.54M avg 3.90M
- 1-year return
- +23.9%
- Typical daily move
- ±4.4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.4%
- 50-day average
- $267.63
- 200-day average
- $246.77
- Next earnings
- Oct 29
- Shares outstanding
- 398.8M
Howmet Aerospace swing-trade checklist
Howmet Aerospace scores 2 supportive, 3 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive3 mixed0 headwinds
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $229.67 sits between the 50-day ($267.63) and 200-day ($246.77) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
67.5, Accumulation
Reading 67.5 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuemixed
3.0% below
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (3% below).
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No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 39 days
Next report Oct 29, 2026, 39 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitymixed
+0.6% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +0.6% over 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
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Howmet Aerospace stock chart and price history
Howmet Aerospace closed at $229.67 on Sep 18, 2026, +23.9% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $182.78 to $310.00.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −19.0%
- 3 months
- −17.3%
- 6 months
- −1.4%
- 1 year
- +23.9%
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About Howmet Aerospace
Howmet Aerospace designs and manufactures precision metal parts used in jet engines, industrial turbines, and heavy trucks, serving customers in the aerospace and transportation fields. It has built its name on producing components such as engine blades, ring-shaped turbine parts, fasteners, and forged wheels that go into aircraft, vehicles, and industrial equipment.
The business is divided into four segments. One makes turbine blades and rolled metal rings along with other rotating and structural engine parts. Another produces fastening hardware for aircraft, commercial trucks, and general industrial use. A third supplies titanium bars and processed metal stock for aerospace and defense work, plus forged aluminum and nickel parts and machined assemblies. The fourth makes forged aluminum wheels for heavy trucks and other commercial vehicles. Howmet sells to customers in countries including the United States, Japan, France, Germany, Britain, Mexico, Italy, Canada, Poland, and China.
Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Howmet traces its roots back to 1888, when it began under the name Arconic Inc. Its stock trades on the NYSE under the ticker HWM.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Website
- howmet.com
Howmet Aerospace GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Howmet Aerospace’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 67.5, in the Accumulation zone, down 4.7 points over five sessions.
67.5Accumulation
Down 4.7 points over five sessions, from the Buying zone.
Reading for Sep 18, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 4 | Too few readings yet | |||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 97 | +2.0% | +12.7% | ||
| Neutral | 454 | +1.1% | +3.9% | ||
| Distribution | 96 | +1.0% | +4.1% | ||
| Selling | 11 | +1.2% | +7.7% | ||
Average HWM share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Howmet Aerospace stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Howmet Aerospace trades 3.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $236.87, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Howmet Aerospace shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$236.87
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026
3.0% below fair value · About fair value
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Howmet Aerospace insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Howmet Aerospace, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in HWM were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Howmet Aerospace has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $300.0M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.33%
- Trailing four quarters
- $1.06B
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
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Howmet Aerospace earnings: next date and track record
Howmet Aerospace reports on Oct 29, 2026 (39 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 29, 2026
39 days away
- EPS estimate
- $1.36
- Revenue estimate
- $2.58B
8 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±5.9%average move across the report
6 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 6, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Howmet Aerospace reported Q2 2026 revenue up 24% YoY (21% organic), with EBITDA margin expanding 340bps to 32.1%. EPS grew 46% YoY to $1.33, exceeding guidance highs. Free cash flow reached $479M in Q2 and ~$840M for H1. Commercial aerospace grew 28%, gas turbines surged 38%, driven by data center electricity demand. $600M in share repurchases completed H1 2026, plus $186M debt retired.
- Guidance
- Management raised full-year outlook following strong H1 performance with 20% organic growth. CAM acquisition synergies expected to become noticeable in 2027. Commercial transportation recovery underway with sequential wheel volumes up 7%.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | $1.33 est $1.23 | $2.55B est $2.43B | −3.3% |
| May 7, 2026 | $1.22 est $1.11 | $2.31B est $2.24B | +5.5% |
| Feb 12, 2026 | $1.05 est $0.95 | $2.17B est $2.12B | +8.4% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $0.95 est $0.91 | $2.09B est $2.04B | +1.2% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $0.91 est $0.87 | $2.05B est $2.01B | −4.1% |
| May 1, 2025 | $0.86 est $0.78 | $1.94B est $1.94B | +11.2% |
| Feb 13, 2025 | $0.74 est $0.72 | $1.89B est $1.88B | +4.2% |
| Nov 6, 2024 | $0.81 est $0.65 | $1.84B est $1.85B | +8.9% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Howmet Aerospace stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Howmet Aerospace is $337.74, +47.1% from the last close, from 16 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$337.74consensus 12-month target, +47.1% from the last close
Now $229.67Avg $337.74
Low $300High $375
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 16 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | Guggenheim | $350 | +52.4% |
| Sep 14 | Bank of America Securities | $350 | +52.4% |
| Sep 14 | Bank of America Securities | $350 | +52.4% |
| Sep 10 | Argus Research | $300 | +30.6% |
| Sep 2 | Deutsche Bank | $343 | +49.3% |
+12.7%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+0.6%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±4.4%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Howmet Aerospace seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, Howmet Aerospace averaged +0.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 1 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +0.3% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | 0.0% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +0.5% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +0.6% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +2.2% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, HWM’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.4%.
Howmet Aerospace market cap and key statistics
Howmet Aerospace’s market cap is $91.89B, with a P/E ratio of 49 and revenue of $9.12B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $91.89B
- P/E ratio
- 49
- Forward P/E
- 35.7
- EPS, TTM
- $4.61
- Gekko Fair Value
- $236.87
Trading
- Volume
- 4.54M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 3.90M
- 52-week high
- $310.00
- 52-week low
- $182.78
- Shares outstanding
- 398.8M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $9.12B
- Profit margin
- 20.5%
- Return on equity
- 34.7%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +33.0%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.19
- Typical daily move
- ±4.4%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.4%
- Dividend yield
- 0.21%
Howmet Aerospace stock news this week
Coverage of Howmet Aerospace this week reads positive: 5 positive, 2 neutral and 0 negative headlines.
- Nykredit A S Invests $44.69 Million in Howmet Aerospace Inc. $HWMDefense World, Sep 19
- Here's How Much $1000 Invested In Howmet Aerospace 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth TodayBenzinga, Sep 18
- LMT vs. HWM: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?Zacks Investment Research, Sep 18
- Strength in Defense Aerospace Market Drives Howmet: Can It Sustain?Zacks Investment Research, Sep 17
- Florida Rep. Byron Donalds Sold Up to $60K Worth of Howmet Aerospace StockBenzinga, Sep 16
- Has Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Outpaced Other Aerospace Stocks This Year?Zacks Investment Research, Sep 16
Howmet Aerospace peers
Howmet Aerospace’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| GEGE Aerospace | Buying | 2.3% below |
| RTXRTX | Buying | 12.1% below |
| BABoeing | Buying | 17.4% below |
| LMTLockheed Martin | Accumulation | 19.7% below |
| GDGeneral Dynamics | Accumulation | 6.6% below |
| NOCNorthrop Grumman | Accumulation | 25.8% below |
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Howmet Aerospace stock FAQ
What is Howmet Aerospace’s market cap?
Howmet Aerospace’s market cap is $91.89B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $229.67, with 398.8M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 49.
What is the Howmet Aerospace stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Howmet Aerospace is $337.74, +47.1% from the last close. Of the 16 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 14 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Howmet Aerospace stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Howmet Aerospace is about fair value: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $229.67 is 3.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $236.87. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Howmet Aerospace report earnings next?
Howmet Aerospace is expected to report on Oct 29, 2026 (39 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.36 per share on revenue of $2.58B. Howmet Aerospace beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 5.9% on average across the report.
What is Howmet Aerospace’s 52-week high and low?
Howmet Aerospace’s 52-week high is $310.00 and its 52-week low is $182.78; it closed at $229.67 on Sep 18, 2026, +23.9% over the past year.
Is Howmet Aerospace stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex and earnings risk), 3 as mixed (trend, fair value and seasonality). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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