Howmet Aerospace Stock Options Expiring on 15th of August

HWM Stock  USD 190.49  1.66  0.88%   
Howmet Aerospace's latest option contracts expiring on August 15th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.53 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.67 over 39 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on August 15th 2025. The total put volume is at 80.0, with calls trading at the volume of 351. This yields a 0.23 put-to-call volume ratio.

Open Interest Against August 15th 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows Howmet Aerospace's distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. Howmet Aerospace's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Howmet Aerospace's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Howmet Aerospace Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-08-15 Option Contracts

Max pain occurs when Howmet Aerospace's market makers reach a net positive position across all Howmet Aerospace's options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, Howmet Aerospace's option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.
Please note that buying 'in-the-money' options on Howmet Aerospace lessens the impact of time decay, as they carry both intrinsic and time value. So, even if Howmet Aerospace's value remains static through the expiration date, the investor can sell to close an 'in-the-money' option to avoid a potential loss. However, in-the-money Howmet Aerospace contracts are usually more expensive to enter than their out-of-the-money counterparts. So keep in mind that while the payoffs on an in-the-money trade can be high, the investors could ultimately experience a more consequential loss if Howmet Stock moves the wrong way.

Howmet Aerospace In The Money Call Balance

When Howmet Aerospace's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Howmet Aerospace stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Howmet Aerospace's options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on Howmet Aerospace are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.

Howmet Current Options Market Mood

Howmet Aerospace's open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Howmet Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Open Interest

Put-to-Call Volume

Unfortunately, most Howmet Aerospace's options investors are not very successful. Howmet Aerospace's option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current Howmet contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Howmet Aerospace will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0331% per day over the life of the 2025-08-15 option contract. With Howmet Aerospace trading at USD 190.49, that is roughly USD 0.0631. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Howmet Aerospace's daily price movement you should consider buying Howmet Aerospace options at the current volatility level of 0.53%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.

Howmet Aerospace Option Chain

When Howmet Aerospace's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Howmet Aerospace stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Howmet Aerospace's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Howmet. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Howmet. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Howmet Aerospace against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
HWM250815C002500005250.00.0 - 2.150.17Out
Call
HWM250815C002400003240.00.0 - 1.650.74Out
Call
HWM250815C002300000230.00.0 - 2.452.45Out
Call
HWM250815C0022000041220.00.65 - 1.050.8Out
Call
HWM250815C00210000111210.01.8 - 2.62.35Out
Call
HWM250815C00200000110200.04.7 - 5.24.9Out
Call
HWM250815C00195000131195.06.7 - 7.26.9Out
Call
HWM250815C00190000132190.09.1 - 9.69.36Out
Call
HWM250815C00185000584185.012.0 - 12.612.3In
Call
HWM250815C00180000449180.014.8 - 15.915.86In
Call
HWM250815C0017500082175.018.9 - 19.919.4In
Call
HWM250815C00170000303170.023.0 - 23.723.5In
Call
HWM250815C00165000187165.027.3 - 28.227.7In
Call
HWM250815C00160000334160.031.8 - 32.832.25In
Call
HWM250815C00155000244155.036.5 - 37.136.8In
Call
HWM250815C0015000011150.039.5 - 43.232.4In
Call
HWM250815C001450006145.044.4 - 48.231.55In
Call
HWM250815C001350001135.054.1 - 57.946.2In
Call
HWM250815C001200001120.069.0 - 72.765.3In
 Put
HWM250815P002500000250.057.4 - 61.357.4In
 Put
HWM250815P002400000240.047.4 - 51.447.4In
 Put
HWM250815P002300000230.037.5 - 41.537.5In
 Put
HWM250815P002200000220.028.0 - 31.928.0In
 Put
HWM250815P002100000210.019.2 - 23.319.2In
 Put
HWM250815P002000000200.012.0 - 15.512.0In
 Put
HWM250815P001950008195.010.3 - 11.210.45In
 Put
HWM250815P0019000038190.07.7 - 8.58.08Out
 Put
HWM250815P0018500048185.05.8 - 6.46.1Out
 Put
HWM250815P00180000696180.04.1 - 4.84.4Out
 Put
HWM250815P00175000109175.03.0 - 3.33.19Out
 Put
HWM250815P00170000434170.02.05 - 2.352.34Out
 Put
HWM250815P0016500087165.01.2 - 1.851.62Out
 Put
HWM250815P0016000088160.00.9 - 1.150.97Out
 Put
HWM250815P0015500092155.00.55 - 0.750.7Out
 Put
HWM250815P00150000211150.00.0 - 1.90.7Out
 Put
HWM250815P001450004145.00.0 - 1.81.32Out
 Put
HWM250815P001400004140.00.0 - 2.30.85Out
 Put
HWM250815P001350002135.00.0 - 2.21.01Out
 Put
HWM250815P001300002130.00.0 - 2.20.7Out

Howmet Aerospace Market Cap Over Time

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Howmet Common Stock Total Equity

Common Stock Total Equity

450.11 Million

At this time, Howmet Aerospace's Common Stock Total Equity is very stable compared to the past year.

Howmet Aerospace Corporate Directors

Robert LeducIndependent DirectorProfile
Jody MillerIndependent DirectorProfile
James AlbaughLead Independent DirectorProfile
Joseph CantieIndependent DirectorProfile
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Is Aerospace & Defense space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Howmet Aerospace. If investors know Howmet will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Howmet Aerospace listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.424
Dividend Share
0.31
Earnings Share
3.06
Revenue Per Share
18.557
Quarterly Revenue Growth
0.065
The market value of Howmet Aerospace is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Howmet that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Howmet Aerospace's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Howmet Aerospace's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Howmet Aerospace's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Howmet Aerospace's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Howmet Aerospace's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Howmet Aerospace is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Howmet Aerospace's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.