Melius Research Issues Optimistic Outlook for HII Earnings

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII - Free Report) - Analysts at Melius Research upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, July 14th. Melius Research analyst S. Mikus now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $3.17 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $3.13. 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' Q3 2025 earnings at $3.56 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $16.66 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $19.23 EPS.

HII has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Barclays boosted their target price on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $200.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Alembic Global Advisors upgraded Huntington Ingalls Industries from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $265.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $236.00 to $265.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, TD Cowen raised shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $250.00 to $300.00 in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $251.38.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Stock Performance

NYSE HII opened at $253.90 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $234.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $209.78. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a 12-month low of $158.88 and a 12-month high of $285.81. The firm has a market cap of $9.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.29, a PEG ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 0.31. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The aerospace company reported $3.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.90 by $0.89. The company had revenue of $2.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.80 billion. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a net margin of 4.76% and a return on equity of 12.26%. The firm's revenue was down 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $3.87 EPS.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 30th were given a $1.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 30th. This represents a $5.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.13%. Huntington Ingalls Industries's dividend payout ratio is currently 38.90%.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Chad N. Boudreaux sold 1,965 shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $228.94, for a total transaction of $449,867.10. Following the sale, the vice president owned 21,228 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $4,859,938.32. The trade was a 8.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Anastasi D. Kelly sold 1,960 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $232.58, for a total transaction of $455,856.80. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 17,485 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,066,661.30. This trade represents a 10.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 5,225 shares of company stock valued at $1,207,207. Company insiders own 0.86% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HII. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 75,182.7% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 492,349 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $1,004,590,000 after buying an additional 491,695 shares in the last quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. raised its stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 1,648.4% during the fourth quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 375,872 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $71,029,000 after buying an additional 354,374 shares during the last quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co raised its stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 273.2% during the first quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 455,308 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $92,901,000 after buying an additional 333,308 shares during the last quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 4,900.7% in the fourth quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 210,480 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $39,774,000 after acquiring an additional 206,271 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Earnest Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 32.6% in the fourth quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 831,965 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $157,216,000 after acquiring an additional 204,376 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.46% of the company's stock.

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.

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