HII Q2 EPS Estimate Decreased by Alembic Global Advisors

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) – Alembic Global Advisors cut their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research report issued on Tuesday, May 26th. Alembic Global Advisors analyst P. Skibitski now expects that the aerospace company will earn $3.69 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $4.02. The consensus estimate for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ current full-year earnings is $17.29 per share. Alembic Global Advisors also issued estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Q3 2026 earnings at $4.28 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.08 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $16.85 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $20.03 EPS.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 business had revenue of $3.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.02 billion. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a net margin of 4.71% and a return on equity of 12.05%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.79 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from $441.00 to $405.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 18th. TD Cowen lowered their price objective on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from $460.00 to $420.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $421.00 price objective on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $300.00 to $400.00 in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Huntington Ingalls Industries presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $388.50.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Price Performance

HII stock opened at $320.53 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $365.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $372.66. The stock has a market cap of $12.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.85, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.29. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a 1 year low of $215.04 and a 1 year high of $460.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 1.11.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huntington Ingalls Industries

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Bayban bought a new stake in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. NBC Securities Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 87.2% in the 4th quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 88 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in the 1st quarter valued at $36,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new stake in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Finally, Rakuten Securities Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 140.0% in the 2nd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 108 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. 90.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Huntington Ingalls Industries news, EVP Eric D. Chewning sold 1,700 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $433.44, for a total transaction of $736,848.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,949 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $844,774.56. The trade was a 46.59% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Chad N. Boudreaux sold 4,400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $422.45, for a total transaction of $1,858,780.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 20,360 shares in the company, valued at $8,601,082. The trade was a 17.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders own 0.80% of the company’s stock.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be issued a dividend of $1.38 per share. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s payout ratio is presently 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.