Howmet Aerospace Stock: 5 Straight Red Days, Down 16%
Howmet Aerospace (HWM) stock has fallen for 5 consecutive trading days, losing 15.9% over that stretch. That erased about $14.0 billion from the company’s market value, which now stands at about $74.4 billion. The stock closed at $185.91 on Friday, October 23, its lowest close of the past year.
The Streak Next To The S&P 500
Returns for HWM and the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it, all ending Friday, October 23 and including dividends:
| Return Period | HWM | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -3.8% | -0.5% |
| 5 Days (Current Streak) | -15.9% | -0.5% |
| 1 Month (21 Trading Days) | -19.0% | -1.0% |
| 3 Months (63 Trading Days) | -35.4% | 3.1% |
| Year To Date | -9.2% | 12.4% |
| 1 Year (252 Trading Days) | -2.6% | 15.1% |
How The Streak Compares With The Market
Over the same 5 trading days, the S&P 500 returned -0.5% including dividends, so the slide is mostly Howmet Aerospace’s own story rather than the market’s. 5 other S&P 500 stocks are currently on losing streaks of 5 days or longer. Over the past three months the stock is down 35.4%, a window that includes the streak; over the other 58 sessions of that window it was down 23.2%.
Is The Business As Weak As The Stock?
On the fundamentals, revenue grew 18.1% over the last twelve months, against a median of 7.8% for S&P 500 Industrials stocks; its operating margin is 27.3%, versus a median of 17.6%; and the stock trades at 39.7 times trailing earnings against a median of 26.3. The read is mixed.
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A Slide Like This Is Why Diversification Exists
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