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On April 1, 2020, the old Arconic Inc. split into two new companies: Howmet and Arconic Corp. As a result, each Arconic Inc. share automatically converted to one share of Howmet; investors also received one share of Arconic Corp. for every four shares of Arconic Inc. they held. This breakup, like most spinoffs, is already paying off—Howmet is up 91% since the split, while Arconic has soared 323%. However, we advise against new buying right now due to COVID-19 uncertainty. HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. $25 is a hold. The company (New York symbol HWM; Conservative Growth Portfolio; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 433.6 million; Market cap: $10.8 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.8; Dividend suspended April 2020; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.howmet.com) makes a variety of industrial parts, from jet engine components and fasteners to forged aluminum wheels. In the quarter ended September 30, 2020, Howmet’s revenue was $1.13 billion. That’s down 36.8% from $1.79 billion a year earlier. The lower revenues are mainly due to weaker demand from…