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Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$289.08 -0.33 (-0.11%)
Closing price 11/6/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$288.98 -0.10 (-0.03%)
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About Huntington Ingalls Industries Stock (NYSE:HII)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$281.34
▼
$290.93
50-Day Range
$257.04
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$317.39
52-Week Range
$255.35
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$460.00
Volume
518,886 shs
Average Volume
600,536 shs
Market Capitalization
$11.39 billion
P/E Ratio
15.56
Dividend Yield
1.91%
Price Target
$369.50
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE: HII) is a U.S. defense contractor focused on shipbuilding and technology services. Its shipyards design, build, and maintain vessels for the U.S. Navy and other government customers, including nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, submarines, destroyers, and amphibious ships.

The company operates Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia and Ingalls Shipbuilding in Mississippi. Newport News is the sole designer and builder of U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and, alongside General Dynamics Electric Boat, builds the Navy’s nuclear-powered submarines. Ingalls produces destroyers and amphibious ships, among other vessels.

HII also provides defense and government services through its Mission Technologies division, including expertise in areas such as cybersecurity, intelligence, unmanned systems, training, and mission-related technologies. The company was formed in 2011 when Northrop Grumman spun off its shipbuilding business. Its chief executive officer is Christopher D. Kastner.

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Huntington Ingalls Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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98th Percentile Overall Score

HII MarketRank™: 
4.91364069087 of 5 stars

Huntington Ingalls Industries scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 76th out of 655 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has a consensus price target of $369.50, representing about 27.8% upside from its current price of $289.09.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Huntington Ingalls Industries' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Huntington Ingalls Industries are expected to grow by 13.01% in the coming year, from $19.30 to $21.81 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Huntington Ingalls Industries is 15.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.42.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Huntington Ingalls Industries is 15.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 32.30.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has a PEG Ratio of 1.03. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has a P/B Ratio of 2.07. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.01% of the float of Huntington Ingalls Industries has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.88, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Huntington Ingalls Industries has recently increased by 6.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Huntington Ingalls Industries pays a meaningful dividend of 1.91%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has been increasing its dividend for 13 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Huntington Ingalls Industries is 29.71%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Huntington Ingalls Industries will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.31% next year. This indicates that Huntington Ingalls Industries will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Huntington Ingalls Industries' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Huntington Ingalls Industries has a news sentiment score of 0.45. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 25 news articles for Huntington Ingalls Industries this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 11 people have searched for HII on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -35% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 6 people have added Huntington Ingalls Industries to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Huntington Ingalls Industries insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $4,246,704.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.80% of the stock of Huntington Ingalls Industries is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    90.46% of the stock of Huntington Ingalls Industries is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Huntington Ingalls Industries' insider trading history.
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HII Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Huntington Ingalls Industries' stock was trading at $340.01 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HII stock has decreased by 15.0% and is now trading at $289.0850.

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) posted its earnings results on Thursday, October, 29th. The aerospace company reported $5.48 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $4.36 by $1.12. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis.
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Huntington Ingalls Industries subsidiaries include these companies: Alion Holding Corp., Fulcrum app, G2, Camber Corporation, Engineering Solutions - The Columbia Group, UniversalPegasus International, The S.M. Stoller Corporation., and more.

Top institutional investors of Huntington Ingalls Industries include Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.36%), Gradient Investments LLC (0.17%), Kestra Advisory Services LLC (0.08%) and Walled Lake Planning & Wealth Management LLC (0.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Chad N Boudreaux, D R Wyatt, Anastasi D Kelly, Jennifer R Boykin, Christopher D Kastner, Edmond E Jr Hughes, Thomas C Schievelbein, Thomas C Schievelbein, Edgar A Green III, Nicolas G Schuck and Eric D Chewning.
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Shares of HII stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Huntington Ingalls Industries investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Northrop Grumman (NOC), General Dynamics (GD), RTX (RTX), AbbVie (ABBV) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

Record date for 9/11 Dividend
8/28/2026
Ex-Dividend for 9/11 Dividend
8/28/2026
Dividend Payable
9/11/2026
Last Earnings
10/29/2026
Today
11/08/2026
Record date for 12/11 Dividend
11/27/2026
Ex-Dividend for 12/11 Dividend
11/27/2026
Dividend Payable
12/11/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Sub-Industry
Aerospace & Defense
Current Symbol
NYSE:HII
CIK
1501585
Employees
46,000
Year Founded
2011

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$406.00
Low Price Target
$340.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+27.8%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.60
Research Coverage
10 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$18.58
Trailing P/E Ratio
15.56
Forward P/E Ratio
13.25
P/E Growth
1.03
Net Income
$605 million
Net Margins
5.42%
Pretax Margin
6.76%
Return on Equity
13.95%
Return on Assets
5.76%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.49
Current Ratio
1.26
Quick Ratio
1.18

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$12.48 billion
Price / Sales
0.91
Cash Flow
$23.83 per share
Price / Cash Flow
12.13
Book Value
$139.37 per share
Price / Book
2.07

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
39,410,000
Free Float
39,091,000
Market Cap
$11.39 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.17

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This page (NYSE:HII) was last updated on 11/6/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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