Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII – Free Report) – Stock analysts at Melius Research reduced their FY2026 earnings estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research report issued on Monday, July 13th. Melius Research analyst S. Mikus now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings of $16.70 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $16.76. The consensus estimate for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ current full-year earnings is $17.31 per share. Melius Research also issued estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Q4 2026 earnings at $4.88 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $24.94 EPS.
HII has been the subject of several other reports. Citigroup cut their price objective on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $405.00 to $349.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Wall Street Zen downgraded Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Weiss Ratings lowered Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $400.00 price target for the company. Finally, TD Cowen reduced their price target on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $420.00 to $360.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 13th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Huntington Ingalls Industries currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $374.00.
Huntington Ingalls Industries Trading Down 0.5%
Huntington Ingalls Industries stock opened at $268.60 on Monday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $295.79 and its 200-day simple moving average is $362.90. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a 12 month low of $250.91 and a 12 month high of $460.00. The stock has a market cap of $10.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.48, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.25.
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.70 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $3.10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.02 billion. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a net margin of 4.71% and a return on equity of 12.05%. The company’s revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.79 EPS.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Huntington Ingalls Industries
A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of HII. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 38,526.6% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,986,567 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $675,572,000 after buying an additional 1,981,424 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its position in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 32.1% during the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,646,733 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $560,004,000 after acquiring an additional 400,428 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,116,501 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $379,098,000 after acquiring an additional 56,618 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 85.0% during the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,085,619 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $369,186,000 after acquiring an additional 498,690 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 978,365 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $332,717,000 after acquiring an additional 11,743 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.46% of the company’s stock.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, VP Edmond E. Jr. Hughes sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $319.58, for a total value of $1,118,530.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 8,391 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,681,595.78. The trade was a 29.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 0.80% of the company’s stock.
Huntington Ingalls Industries Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th were paid a $1.38 dividend. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 29th. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 35.91%.
About Huntington Ingalls Industries
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) is America’s largest military shipbuilding company and a leading provider of professional services to the U.S. government. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, HII designs, constructs and maintains nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, submarines and other complex vessels for the U.S. Navy. The company’s products include nuclear aircraft carriers, Virginia-class and Columbia-class submarines, as well as amphibious assault ships, destroyers and cutters.
Established in 2011 as a spin-off from Northrop Grumman’s shipbuilding operations, HII traces its heritage to two historic builders: Newport News Shipbuilding, founded in the 19th century, and Ingalls Shipbuilding, founded in 1938.
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