Rising input costs add to their risk

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The easing of the pandemic and rising industrial activity are spurring the shares of Howmet and Arconic. However, rising prices for raw materials and labour will hold back their earnings for the next year or two. HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. $38 is a hold. The company (New York symbol HWM; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 415.4 million; Market cap: $15.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.9; Dividend yield: 0.2%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.howmet.com) makes a range of industrial parts, from jet engine components and fasteners to forged aluminum wheels. On April 1, 2020, the old Arconic Inc. split into two new companies: Howmet and Arconic Corp. As a result of the move, each Arconic Inc. share automatically converted to one share of Howmet; shareholders also received one share of Arconic Corp. for every four shares of Arconic Inc. they held. Revenue in the second quarter of 2022 rose 16.6%, to $1.39 billion from $1.20 billion a year earlier. That’s largely due to strong demand for commercial aerospace equipment…