Howmet Aerospace (HWM) Competitors $179.57 -0.68 (-0.38%) Closing price 07/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$180.48 +0.91 (+0.50%) As of 09:04 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HWM vs. AIR, AL, AMP, CRS, EQH, GE, HXL, ITT, PH, and TDGShould you be buying Howmet Aerospace stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Howmet Aerospace include AAR (AIR), Air Lease (AL), Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Carpenter Technology (CRS), Equitable (EQH), GE Aerospace (GE), Hexcel (HXL), ITT (ITT), Parker-Hannifin (PH), and Transdigm Group (TDG). Howmet Aerospace vs. Its Competitors AAR Air Lease Ameriprise Financial Carpenter Technology Equitable GE Aerospace Hexcel ITT Parker-Hannifin Transdigm Group Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) and AAR (NYSE:AIR) are both aerospace companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate HWM or AIR? Howmet Aerospace currently has a consensus price target of $142.13, suggesting a potential downside of 20.85%. AAR has a consensus price target of $80.20, suggesting a potential upside of 11.98%. Given AAR's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AAR is more favorable than Howmet Aerospace.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Howmet Aerospace 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.76AAR 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HWM or AIR? 90.5% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of AAR shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Howmet Aerospace shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of AAR shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HWM or AIR? Howmet Aerospace has higher revenue and earnings than AAR. AAR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Howmet Aerospace, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHowmet Aerospace$7.43B9.76$1.16B$3.0758.49AAR$2.32B1.11$46.30M-$0.36-198.94 Is HWM or AIR more profitable? Howmet Aerospace has a net margin of 16.64% compared to AAR's net margin of -0.46%. Howmet Aerospace's return on equity of 27.25% beat AAR's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Howmet Aerospace16.64% 27.25% 11.48% AAR -0.46%10.86%4.59% Does the media favor HWM or AIR? In the previous week, Howmet Aerospace had 21 more articles in the media than AAR. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Howmet Aerospace and 8 mentions for AAR. Howmet Aerospace's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat AAR's score of 0.63 indicating that Howmet Aerospace is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Howmet Aerospace 25 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AAR 4 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, HWM or AIR? Howmet Aerospace has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AAR has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHowmet Aerospace beats AAR on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Howmet Aerospace News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HWM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HWM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HWM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHowmet AerospaceAEROSP/DEFENSE IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$72.76B$43.59B$26.38B$20.52BDividend Yield0.22%1.18%1.00%3.78%P/E Ratio58.4917.5880.9027.79Price / Sales9.763.706.5340.34Price / Cash52.9125.2235.4822.26Price / Book16.225.848.164.58Net Income$1.16B$586.89M$369.21M$982.91M7 Day Performance2.13%2.46%1.21%0.41%1 Month Performance3.87%2.69%3.54%3.59%1 Year Performance123.79%36.85%52.16%14.47% Howmet Aerospace Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HWMHowmet Aerospace4.5676 of 5 stars$179.57-0.4%$142.13-20.9%+123.2%$72.76B$7.43B58.4923,930Positive NewsAIRAAR2.8622 of 5 stars$68.76-0.4%$80.20+16.6%-1.0%$2.48B$2.68B-190.995,700News CoverageALAir Lease4.8949 of 5 stars$58.52-0.3%$57.43-1.9%+22.8%$6.54B$2.73B10.23150AMPAmeriprise Financial4.6303 of 5 stars$534.26+1.2%$519.00-2.9%+25.5%$50.87B$17.26B18.1513,500Positive NewsCRSCarpenter Technology4.108 of 5 stars$276.17+0.1%$278.33+0.8%+158.5%$13.75B$2.92B39.124,600Positive NewsEQHEquitable4.4038 of 5 stars$56.11+0.3%$62.64+11.6%+35.8%$17.05B$12.44B15.258,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGEGE Aerospace4.7331 of 5 stars$257.34+1.1%$223.75-13.1%+51.1%$274.42B$38.70B40.0253,000Positive NewsHXLHexcel3.8794 of 5 stars$56.54-0.6%$61.20+8.2%-11.4%$4.55B$1.90B37.445,894ITTITT4.3026 of 5 stars$156.93-0.6%$165.50+5.5%+24.4%$12.35B$3.63B24.9511,700PHParker-Hannifin4.5111 of 5 stars$698.99-0.2%$719.71+3.0%+39.0%$89.32B$19.79B26.9255,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTDGTransdigm Group3.9047 of 5 stars$1,522.90+1.6%$1,532.47+0.6%+20.2%$85.54B$7.94B51.4114,400Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AAR Alternatives Air Lease Alternatives Ameriprise Financial Alternatives Carpenter Technology Alternatives Equitable Alternatives GE Aerospace Alternatives Hexcel Alternatives ITT Alternatives Parker-Hannifin Alternatives Transdigm Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HWM) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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