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Howmet Aerospace (HWM)

Industrials · aerospace and defense components · NYSE

Howmet Aerospace is a leading manufacturer of critical engineered components and high-performance materials for global aerospace and commercial transportation markets.

What Howmet Aerospace does

Howmet Aerospace provides advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. The company specializes in manufacturing high-performance, heat-resistant components, including jet engine parts, aerospace fastening systems, and precision-forged aluminum wheels for commercial vehicles.

Themes: aerospace manufacturing, commercial aviation, defense technology, heavy transportation, advanced materials

Fundamentals

  • Price$222.56 as of 2026-10-08 close
  • Market cap$88.8B as of 2026-08-03 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
  • 1-year return+16.1% 2025-10-08 close $191.65 → 2026-10-08 close $222.56
  • P/E48.02 as of 2026-10-08
  • Net margin+18.3% FY2025, SEC XBRL
  • ROE+28.2% FY2025, SEC XBRL
  • Debt / equity0.79 as of 2026-09-03
  • Revenue growth (YoY)+18.1% as of 2026-09-03
  • Revenue CAGR (3y)+13.4% SEC XBRL
  • Beta1.15 as of 2026-09-03
  • Last reported earnings2026-08-06 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)

Dividend: yield +0.2%; 6-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).

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How HWM compares in its sector

  • price-to-earnings ratiotop 25% 349 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-10-08
  • net profit margintop 10% 417 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
  • operating margintop 10% 392 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
  • return on equitytop 25% 432 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
  • 3-year revenue CAGRtop 25% 428 covered Industrials peers
  • indicated dividend yieldbottom 10% 271 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
  • free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 10% 417 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025

Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.

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Top 10 scores & list membership

HWM is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.

Top 10 score

Not scored for the top 10 list: it is in the most expensive tenth of the field on valuation, so it is ranked as a growth story rather than on fundamentals.

Top 10 — Industrials

Left this list on 4 Sep 2026

  • Left 4 Sep 2026: no longer eligible — it is in the most expensive tenth of the field on valuation, so it is ranked as a growth story rather than on fundamentals.
  • Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 9, score 63.5.
  • Held its place at 1 rebalance on 1 Sep 2026.

Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.

Dividend coverage (FY2025)

Covered by reported results. In FY2025, HWM's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 12%, free-cash-flow payout 13%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.

  • Earnings payout12% dividends / net income
  • Free-cash-flow payout13% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)

Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.

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How Howmet Aerospace looks technically

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) is trading 10.6% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 966 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 35, with sellers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 36, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It just made a new 20-day low, its first since 2026-02-05, breaking below its recent trading range. It is 28.2% below its highest point of the past year. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 2% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.

Trend

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Distance from the 200-dayit is trading 10.6% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend-10.6%
50-day moving averageits average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $253.59$253.59
200-day moving averageits average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $249.07$249.07
Swing structureits recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swingsmixed — one of the two is not confirming
Last swing turnits last significant turn was a swing low 24 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on24 sessions
Since the 50/200 crossits 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 966 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal966 sessions
Trend strength (14-day ADX)a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 35, with sellers in control35.3

Momentum

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14-day RSImomentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 36, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30)36.4
Position in its 14-day rangeit is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($219.63 to $233.42) — its "stochastic" reading is 21 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions.21.3
Since the MACD crossed zeroMACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish)11 sessions

Range

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52-week highits highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $310.00$310.00
From the 52-week highit is 28.2% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year)-28.2%
Above the 52-week lowit is 21.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year)+21.1%
Below the 52-week highit is 28.2% below its highest point of the past year28.2%
Since a 20-day breakoutit just made a new 20-day low, its first since 2026-02-05, breaking below its recent trading range1 session
Since a 55-day breakoutit just made a new 55-day low, its first since 2026-02-05, breaking below its recent trading range1 session
All-time highits highest closing price on record is $310.00 (set on 2026-08-06)$310.00
Given back of the 52-week moveover the past year its closes ranged ($184.09 to $292.65), and it has given back close to two thirds of its rise from last year’s low — 65% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket", and this is inside it — for this company that is $222.09 to $225.56. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast.64.6%
From the all-time highit is 28.2% below its all-time high-28.2%
Nearest price levelit is sitting right on a support level at $221.77 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-03-30, most recently on 2026-09-14. Since 2024-10-08 it has 9 such levels below the current price and 5 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go.-0.3%
All-time lowits lowest closing price on record is $8.73 (set on 2020-03-23)$8.73
Above the all-time lowit is 2450.2% above its all-time low+2,450%

Volatility

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Band width vs its own 6 monthsday-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 2% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move2nd percentile
Typical daily rangein a typical session it travels about $6.85 between its high and its low — about 3.1% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was$6.85
Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ)most of its recent trading has stayed between about $222.54 and $233.41 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles$222.54 – $227.98 – $233.41
Typical daily range (% of price)its price moves about 3.1% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price3.1%
Stretch from the 200-day averageit is trading 3.9 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (10.6% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale3.9 daily ranges below its 200-day average

Volume

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Volume vs its 30-day averagetrading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average0.76×

Analyst

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Change in the average price targetanalysts have cut their average price target by 1.8% since the prior reading-1.9%
Change in the consensus ratingthe analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior readingunchanged

Candlestick patterns

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Since a bearish engulfing3 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it3 sessions ago

Price gaps

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Gap at the openit opened on 2026-10-08 0.9% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close-0.9%
Open gapit gapped 6.4% below the previous close 22 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 259.27 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed-6.3%
Gap filleda 2.1% gap up opened on 2026-08-25 has been "filled" 31 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it31 sessions ago

Price streaks

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Closing streakit has closed lower 2 sessions in a row, a -3.9% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session2 sessions down

Relative strength

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vs market, 1 monthover the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 4.9 percentage points (the stock lost 3.9% while the market gained 1.0%)-4.9%
vs market, 3 monthsover the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 21.9 percentage points (the stock lost 18.0% while the market gained 3.8%)-21.9%
vs market, 6 monthsover the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 23.4 percentage points (the stock lost 5.9% while the market gained 17.5%)-23.4%
vs market, 12 monthsover the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 1.2 percentage points (the stock gained 16.1% while the market gained 15.0%)+1.1%

Signal agreement

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Bullish technical signals2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast2 of 9
Bearish technical signals5 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: trading below its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day low, a strong downtrend, with sellers in control, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast5 of 9

Trend (Ichimoku cloud)

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Vs the Ichimoku cloudtrading 17% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 2.8% of the share price.-17.3%

Volume-weighted price

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Vs this year’s average price paidthe price is 11% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $249.33 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 193 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP.-10.7%
Vs the average paid since it last reportedthe price is 10% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-06 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $246.01 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 45 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP.-9.5%

Price levels it has turned at before

HWM last closed at $222.56 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 9 prices below its last close and 5 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.

LevelSideDistanceEvidence
$221.77Support0.3% below the last closeturned there twice · 2026-03-30 to 2026-09-14
$211.87Support4.8% below the last closeturned there twice · 2025-10-30 to 2025-11-10
$233.37Resistance4.9% above the last closeturned there twice · 2026-04-22 to 2026-09-25
$204.35Support8.2% below the last closeturned there twice · 2026-01-02 to 2026-02-02
$259.20Resistance16.5% above the last closeturned there twice · 2026-04-14 to 2026-06-26
$265.27Resistance19.2% above the last closeturned there three times · 2026-03-02 to 2026-07-10

A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.

Wave structure

No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.

Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.

An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.

Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.

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Analyst consensus

  • Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.45 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 20 analysts
  • Mean price target$331.50 range $255.00 – $377.00; median $340.00

Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-09. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.

Analyst EPS estimate for HWM

  • Consensus EPS estimate$1.37 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-09
  • Estimate change, 30 days+$0.00218 (+0.2%) from $1.37, on 2026-09-04, 35-day window
  • Readings revised upward50% of 8 comparable readings

The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.

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Key risks (from latest filing)

["dependency on aerospace and defense market cycles","raw material price volatility and supply chain disruptions","integration risks related to acquisitions"]

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What changed in the latest 10-Q

AI-assisted comparison of HWM's 10-Q filed 2026-05-07 against the prior one filed 2025-10-30.

Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)

  • Added:
    • Newer filing (2026-05-07) specifies Q1 2026 period ended March 31, 2026 and compares to Q1 2025
    • Newer filing adds reference to 'gas turbines' as a separate market in Overview (older filing grouped it under 'industrial and other markets')
    • Newer filing mentions geopolitical tensions and global energy/raw material volatility as uncertainties affecting aircraft builds
    • Newer filing references 2025 Form 10-K for risk factors (older filing references 2024 Form 10-K)
    • Newer filing details March 2026 issuance of $1,200 in notes with rates 3.750% to 4.750%
    • Newer filing mentions November 2025 issuance of $500 4.550% Notes
    • Newer filing mentions early redemption of $625 5.900% Notes
    • Newer filing states current year debt additions expected to increase Interest expense by approximately $50 annually
    • Newer filing mentions acquisition of Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing
    • Newer filing states non-service related net periodic benefit costs expected to increase by approximately $5 for full year 2026 versus 2025
    • Newer filing notes a discrete net tax benefit of $21 for stock-based compensation in Q1 2026
    • Newer filing reports higher state income tax and nondeductible expenses as reason for higher 2026 tax rate
    • Newer filing describes CODM reorganization moving titanium alloy location from Engine Products to Engineered Structures in Q1 2026
    • Newer filing states comparable periods have been recast for segment comparison
  • Removed:
    • Older filing (2025-10-30) discussed Boeing 737 MAX production rate increases to 42 aircraft per month approved in October 2025
    • Older filing discussed Airbus signaling production rate increases for narrow body aircraft
    • Older filing discussed record aircraft backlogs and expected continued aerospace demand growth
    • Older filing discussed U.S. and international government policy changes including executive orders on tariffs and retaliatory trade measures
    • Older filing discussed tariff impact on pricing, supply chains, and costs with cost pass-through mechanisms
    • Older filing discussed delay between cost increases and recovery timing affecting margins
    • Older filing detailed nine-month period results (sales $6,084 vs $5,539 prior year)
    • Older filing reported COGS net insurance reimbursements of $6 in nine months 2024 related to Barberton Cast House Incident
    • Older filing detailed restructuring gains from May 2024 sale of U.K. manufacturing facility and other asset sales
    • Older filing mentioned early redemptions of 6.875% Notes due May 2025 and 5.125% Notes due October 2024
  • Reworded:
    • Overview: 'industrial and other markets' in older filing changed to 'gas turbines, and other markets' in newer filing, with gas turbines separated out
    • Revenue derivation: 'approximately 69% of its revenue' in nine months ended September 30, 2025 (older) changed to 'approximately 68% of its revenue' in Q1 ended March 31, 2026 (newer)
    • Aircraft production language: older filing included detailed discussion of Boeing and Airbus production rates; newer filing uses general reference to 'changes and uncertainties, including but not limited to geopolitical tensions or volatility'
    • Risk factors reference year changed from 2024 to 2025 Form 10-K
    • SG&A explanation: older filing cited 'higher employment costs and timing of other administrative expenses'; newer filing cites 'higher employment costs, acquisition and acquisition-related costs, and various other administrative expenses'
    • Restructuring and other credits: older filing detailed multiple small asset sales and layoff reserves; newer filing focuses on single $93 gain from sale of Savannah Georgia disk forging facility
  • Notes:
    • Older filing text appears truncated at end; newer filing text also appears truncated
    • Older filing covers nine-month period ended September 30, 2025 plus Q3 2025 specifics; newer filing covers only Q1 2026, making period-to-period comparisons less directly comparable
    • Newer filing references Note E for restructuring detail; older filing references Note D
    • Newer filing's segment reorganization disclosure is incomplete in the provided text

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Insider activity (SEC Form 4)

No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.

  • Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 1 sell ($11M) — 1 selling insider

Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-05-11. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.

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Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.

U.S. House trading disclosures

U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 12 matched disclosures for HWM from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.

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Institutional ownership (13F)

6 institutional 13F filers reported holding HWM as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).

  • Distinct 13F filers 6
  • Reported shares held 86,700,015
  • Reported value $23,310,165,965

reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 3 increased, 3 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".

Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.

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Short interest (FINRA)

HWM had 9,867,638 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).

HWM had 2.47% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 2.07 days to cover at the same settlement.

  • Reported short interest (shares) 9,867,638
  • Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 2.47%
  • Prior settlement (shares) 8,499,431
  • Reported change 16.1%
  • Days to cover (reported) 2.07

Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Howmet Aerospace (HWM) do?

Howmet Aerospace provides advanced engineered solutions for the aerospace and transportation industries. The company specializes in manufacturing high-performance, heat-resistant components, including jet engine parts, aerospace fastening systems, and precision-forged aluminum wheels for commercial vehicles.

What sector is Howmet Aerospace (HWM) in?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is aerospace and defense components. It trades on NYSE.

Does HWM pay a dividend?

Yes — Howmet Aerospace (HWM) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 0.24% and 6-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.

Who are Howmet Aerospace's (HWM) competitors?

Notable peers of Howmet Aerospace (HWM) include RTX Corporation, General Electric, Safran SA, Rolls-Royce Holdings and Precision Castparts (Berkshire Hathaway). This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.

Has there been recent U.S. House stock trading in HWM?

Yes — we hold 12 matched STOCK Act disclosures for HWM from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.

Is Howmet Aerospace (HWM) overbought or oversold right now?

Howmet Aerospace (HWM) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 36, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.

Where does stocks-llm's data on HWM come from?

Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.

Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.

Last updated 2026-10-08.

Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.