On July 6, Howmet Aerospace rose 3.12% in regular trading, trading at $278.25/share, with turnover of $69.97 million. The rally was driven by multiple investment banks raising their price targets alongside heightened Middle East tensions reinforcing the company's dual-track demand thesis across commercial aerospace and defense.
Recent analyst actions include Citigroup raising its target to $311 from $303 with a Buy rating, Bernstein lifting to $318 from $280 with an Outperform rating, and Jefferies adjusting to $320 from $315. The FactSet consensus target now stands at $307.33 with an overweight rating. Geopolitical risks have further elevated market recognition of Howmet's deep integration within defense supply chains.
Fundamentally, the company reported Q1 adjusted EPS of $1.22, beating estimates by nearly 10%, with revenue rising 19% year-over-year to $2.313 billion. Full-year revenue guidance was raised to $9.58–$9.73 billion, significantly above the prior FactSet estimate of $9.38 billion, supported by 36% spare-parts growth and 39% industrial gas turbine revenue expansion.
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