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It's been a pretty great week for Howmet Aerospace Inc. (NYSE:HWM) shareholders, with its shares surging 13% to US$154 in the week since its latest first-quarter results. Howmet Aerospace reported US$1.9b in revenue, roughly in line with analyst forecasts, although statutory earnings per share (EPS) of US$0.84 beat expectations, being 8.1% higher than what the analysts expected. Earnings are an important time for investors, as they can track a company's performance, look at what the analysts are forecasting for next year, and see if there's been a change in sentiment towards the company. We thought readers would find it interesting to see the analysts latest (statutory) post-earnings forecasts for next year.
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Taking into account the latest results, the most recent consensus for Howmet Aerospace from 22 analysts is for revenues of US$8.08b in 2025. If met, it would imply an okay 7.1% increase on its revenue over the past 12 months. Statutory earnings per share are predicted to ascend 12% to US$3.49. Yet prior to the latest earnings, the analysts had been anticipated revenues of US$8.07b and earnings per share (EPS) of US$3.29 in 2025. The analysts seems to have become more bullish on the business, judging by their new earnings per share estimates.
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The consensus price target rose 11% to US$156, suggesting that higher earnings estimates flow through to the stock's valuation as well. That's not the only conclusion we can draw from this data however, as some investors also like to consider the spread in estimates when evaluating analyst price targets. There are some variant perceptions on Howmet Aerospace, with the most bullish analyst valuing it at US$185 and the most bearish at US$113 per share. These price targets show that analysts do have some differing views on the business, but the estimates do not vary enough to suggest to us that some are betting on wild success or utter failure.
One way to get more context on these forecasts is to look at how they compare to both past performance, and how other companies in the same industry are performing. The analysts are definitely expecting Howmet Aerospace's growth to accelerate, with the forecast 9.5% annualised growth to the end of 2025 ranking favourably alongside historical growth of 6.3% per annum over the past five years. Compare this with other companies in the same industry, which are forecast to grow their revenue 7.1% annually. It seems obvious that, while the growth outlook is brighter than the recent past, the analysts also expect Howmet Aerospace to grow faster than the wider industry.