Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII – Get Free Report) is one of 229 publicly-traded companies in the “Aerospace & Defense” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Huntington Ingalls Industries to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Huntington Ingalls Industries and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries | $13.53 billion | $605.00 million | 17.07 |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries Competitors | $8.41 billion | $569.01 million | 24.75 |
Huntington Ingalls Industries has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Huntington Ingalls Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Volatility and Risk
Huntington Ingalls Industries has a beta of 0.21, indicating that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Huntington Ingalls Industries’ competitors have a beta of 1.34, indicating that their average stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Dividends
Huntington Ingalls Industries pays an annual dividend of $5.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Huntington Ingalls Industries pays out 30.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.1% and pay out 39.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Huntington Ingalls Industries has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Huntington Ingalls Industries is clearly a better dividend stock than its competitors, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
90.5% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.9% of shares of all “Aerospace & Defense” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Huntington Ingalls Industries and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2.60 |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries Competitors | 2148 | 8220 | 12702 | 577 | 2.50 |
Huntington Ingalls Industries presently has a consensus target price of $359.38, indicating a potential upside of 13.28%. As a group, “Aerospace & Defense” companies have a potential upside of 25.59%. Given Huntington Ingalls Industries’ competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Huntington Ingalls Industries has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Profitability
This table compares Huntington Ingalls Industries and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries | 5.42% | 13.95% | 5.76% |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries Competitors | -289.55% | -47.45% | -4.31% |
Summary
Huntington Ingalls Industries beats its competitors on 10 of the 15 factors compared.
About Huntington Ingalls Industries
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. designs, builds, overhauls, and repairs military ships in the United States. It operates through three segments: Ingalls, Newport News, and Mission Technologies. The company is involved in the design and construction of non-nuclear ships comprising amphibious assault ships; expeditionary warfare ships; surface combatants; and national security cutters for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. It also provides nuclear-powered ships, such as aircraft carriers and submarines, as well as refueling and overhaul, and inactivation services of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. In addition, the company offers naval nuclear support services, including fleet services comprising design, construction, maintenance, and disposal activities for in-service the U.S. Navy nuclear ships; and maintenance services on nuclear reactor prototypes. Further, the company provides C5ISR systems and operations; application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to battlefield decisions; defensive and offensive cyberspace strategies and electronic warfare; live, virtual, and constructive solutions; unmanned, autonomous systems; and fleet sustainment; and critical nuclear operations. Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Newport News, Virginia.
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