HWMHowmet Aerospace
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: rangebound and lightly shorted.
Rangebound, no clear trend. Price is −8% vs its 200-day average.
Lightly shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover. Up 16% since the previous count, up from 2.3% of shares outstanding three months ago.
Against the whole market›
Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How HWM is trading
Howmet Aerospace is +18% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 0.69 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- −7.6%
vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far
- RSI (14)
- 48
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 23%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $225.23
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- −1.2%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- +18%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- +608%
- vs 50-day average$252.98
- −11%
- 52-week high
- $292.71
- 52-week low
- $183.80
- Annualised volatility
- 35%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
- −$11M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +10.0% |
| 2025 | +88% |
| 2024 | +103% |
| 2023 | +38% |
| 2022 | +24% |
| 2021 | +12% |
| 2020 | +21% |
| 2019 | +84% |
| 2018 | −37% |
| 2017 | +48% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 7 of 10 | +5.0% |
| Feb | 10 | 7 of 10 | +9.1% |
| Mar | 10 | 5 of 10 | −5.6% |
| Apr | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.83% |
| May | 10 | 8 of 10 | +7.1% |
| Jun | 10 | 5 of 10 | +2.7% |
| Jul | 10 | 6 of 10 | +6.7% |
| Aug | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.09% |
| Sep | 10 | 3 of 10 | −2.0% |
| Oct | 10 | 5 of 10 | +1.2% |
| Nov | 9 | 6 of 9 | +10% |
| Dec | 10 | 6 of 10 | +2.0% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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