PLANT JOHN C

HWM CEO John C Plant sold 800,000 shares (77.2% of holdings) for $125.6M at $156.96 on 2025-05-12

John C Plant, Executive Chairman & CEO of Howmet Aerospace, executed two separate sales totaling 800,000 shares (800.0K shares) for $125,570,480.00 ($125.6M) at a blended average price of $156.96 on 2025-05-12, reducing his holdings from 1,036,544 shares (1.04M shares) to 236,544 shares (236.5K shares)—a reduction of 77.2% versus pre-transaction holdings. The sales were executed at the near-peak of the stock's 52-week range ($157.50), with the current price at $156.96 representing -0.3% from the 52-week high. Across Plant's cross-ticker historical record, his 2 prior open-market sells averaged poorly-timed outcomes (avg 30d return -5.9%, avg 90d return -15.4%), with a 90d well-timed rate of 100.00%. The company's fundamentals show net income of $344,000,000.00 ($344.0M) on quarterly revenue of $1,942,000,000.00 ($1.9B), with annual revenue growth at +11.9% and a P/E of 50.47, alongside the stock's recent strong 30-day and 90-day gains of +24.9% and +21.4% respectively. This substantial insider reduction of executive holdings at valuation extremes, combined with his historical pattern of well-timed prior sales, warrants investor attention to potential catalysts or forward guidance changes.

Director Plant sold 50,000 shares ($8.6M) at avg $172.55; post-sale holdings 5,900 shares (-89.4%)

Director John C Plant executed two separate sales totaling 50,000 shares for $8,627,280.00 on 2025-01-24, at a blended average price of $172.55. This sale reduces his post-transaction holdings to 5,900 shares, representing a 89.4% reduction from pre-transaction holdings of 55,900 shares. The transaction occurred at prices near the 52-week high of $173.33, while current price stands at $159.53, suggesting the insider executed the sales near a recent peak. With annual revenue growth at -16.8% and net income of $100,000,000.00 against revenue of $6,994,000,000.00, the company faces revenue headwinds that may warrant investor attention to the scale of this director-level liquidation.