Howmet exceeds its savings target

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HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. $34 is a hold. The company (New York symbol HWM; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 418.9 million; Market cap: $14.2 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 3.0; Dividend yield: 0.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.howmet.com) makes a variety of industrial parts, from jet engine components and fasteners to forged aluminum wheels. A restructuring plan cut Howmet’s expenses by $130 million in 2021, which was well ahead of its $100 million target. Those savings helped it repurchase $430 million of its shares, and initiate a quarterly dividend of $0.02 a share; the annual rate of $0.08 yields 0.2%. Howmet now expects its earnings will jump 36% to $1.37 a share; the stock trades at 24.8 times that forecast. However, higher raw material and labour costs could squeeze its profit margins. Howmet Aerospace is a hold. hold…