Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for HII Earnings

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research note issued on Thursday, July 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings of $3.20 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $3.26. The consensus estimate for Huntington Ingalls Industries' current full-year earnings is $13.99 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries' FY2025 earnings at $14.00 EPS.

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

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

Huntington Ingalls Industries Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE HII traded down $1.53 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $252.96. The company had a trading volume of 333,258 shares, compared to its average volume of 563,727. The company has a market capitalization of $9.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 0.31. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a 1 year low of $158.88 and a 1 year high of $285.81. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $235.85 and its 200-day moving average price is $211.31.

Institutional Trading of Huntington Ingalls Industries

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HII. Sentry Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Huntington Ingalls Industries in the 1st quarter worth $26,000. HM Payson & Co. lifted its holdings in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 71.9% in the 1st quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 153 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Park Square Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in Huntington Ingalls Industries in the 1st quarter worth $31,000. Raiffeisen Bank International AG acquired a new position in Huntington Ingalls Industries in the 4th quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 40.1% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 206 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. 90.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP Chad N. Boudreaux sold 1,965 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $228.94, for a total transaction of $449,867.10. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 21,228 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,859,938.32. The trade was a 8.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Anastasi D. Kelly sold 1,960 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $232.58, for a total transaction of $455,856.80. Following the sale, the director directly owned 17,485 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,066,661.30. This represents a 10.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 5,225 shares of company stock worth $1,207,207. Company insiders own 0.86% of the company's stock.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Announces Dividend

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

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.