Melius Research Brokers Increase Earnings Estimates for HII

Key Points

• Investment analysts at Melius Research have raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) from $3.08 to $3.13.
• Several research firms have differing ratings on HII, with TD Cowen upgrading the stock to "buy" and increasing its price target from $250 to $300.
• Huntington Ingalls recently announced a quarterly dividend of $1.35, indicating an annual yield of 1.9% and a payout ratio of 40.42%.

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Melius Research increased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research note issued to investors on Monday, October 6th. Melius Research analyst S. Mikus now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $3.13 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $3.08. The consensus estimate for Huntington Ingalls Industries' current full-year earnings is $13.99 per share. Melius Research also issued estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries' Q4 2025 earnings at $3.99 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $14.76 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $17.03 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $19.81 EPS.

HII has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in a report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Sunday, September 7th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from $235.00 to $295.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. Finally, TD Cowen upgraded shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and increased their price objective for the company from $250.00 to $300.00 in a report on Thursday, July 10th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $264.43.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Trading Up 1.9%

NYSE:HII opened at $290.69 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $273.20 and a 200-day moving average price of $244.36. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a one year low of $158.88 and a one year high of $293.14.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The aerospace company reported $3.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.23 by $0.63. The business had revenue of $3.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.94 billion. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a return on equity of 11.34% and a net margin of 4.54%.The firm's quarterly revenue was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $4.38 EPS. Huntington Ingalls Industries has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huntington Ingalls Industries

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 1.6% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,047,205 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $252,403,000 after purchasing an additional 16,236 shares during the period. Earnest Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 7.5% during the first quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 894,155 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $182,443,000 after acquiring an additional 62,190 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 26.0% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 728,692 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $148,686,000 after acquiring an additional 150,204 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 666,440 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $160,919,000 after buying an additional 25,737 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 27.3% in the 1st quarter. Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. now owns 534,737 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $109,108,000 after buying an additional 114,635 shares in the last quarter. 90.46% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 12th. Investors of record on Friday, August 29th were issued a $1.35 dividend. This represents a $5.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 29th. Huntington Ingalls Industries's payout ratio is presently 40.42%.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Company Profile

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.

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