Melius Research Issues Optimistic Estimate for HII Earnings

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) – Analysts at Melius Research boosted their Q4 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, April 2nd. Melius Research analyst S. Mikus now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $5.05 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $5.04. Melius Research has a “Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ current full-year earnings is $13.99 per share.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The aerospace company reported $4.04 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.72 by $0.32. The company had revenue of $3.48 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.09 billion. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a return on equity of 12.28% and a net margin of 4.85%.Huntington Ingalls Industries’s revenue was up 15.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $3.15 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on HII. Citigroup cut their target price on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from $465.00 to $441.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. Bank of America raised shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price target for the company from $300.00 to $400.00 in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $384.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $440.00 to $460.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on Huntington Ingalls Industries in a report on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $400.00 target price for the company. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Huntington Ingalls Industries currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $383.22.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSE HII traded down $1.53 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $406.13. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 80,067 shares, compared to its average volume of 562,914. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $415.53 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $356.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 1.06. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a 1 year low of $182.79 and a 1 year high of $460.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 0.36.

Institutional Trading of Huntington Ingalls Industries

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Primoris Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at $2,260,000. CWA Asset Management Group LLC lifted its position in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 51.2% in the third quarter. CWA Asset Management Group LLC now owns 24,746 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $7,125,000 after acquiring an additional 8,384 shares during the last quarter. SS&H Financial Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 76.7% in the third quarter. SS&H Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 8,120 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $2,338,000 after acquiring an additional 3,525 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 31.2% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 12,560 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $3,502,000 after acquiring an additional 2,990 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strs Ohio grew its holdings in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 648.6% during the third quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 54,933 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $15,816,000 after purchasing an additional 47,595 shares during the last quarter. 90.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Huntington Ingalls Industries

In other news, VP Chad N. Boudreaux sold 4,400 shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $422.45, for a total transaction of $1,858,780.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 20,360 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,601,082. The trade was a 17.77% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Eric D. Chewning sold 1,700 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $433.44, for a total transaction of $736,848.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,949 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $844,774.56. The trade was a 46.59% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 0.72% of the company’s stock.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 13th. Investors of record on Friday, February 27th were paid a $1.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 27th. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s payout ratio is currently 35.91%.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Company Profile

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.