Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Estimate for HII Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has increased its Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Huntington Ingalls Industries from $3.80 to $4.25, while maintaining a "Hold" rating on the stock.
• Several analysts have upgraded their ratings on Huntington Ingalls Industries, with Wall Street Zen raising it to a "Buy" rating and Barclays increasing its price target to $295.00.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $1.35 per share, yielding 2.0%, set to be paid on September 12th, with an ex-dividend date of August 29th.

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in a note issued to investors on Monday, August 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $4.25 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $3.80. Zacks Research has a "Hold" rating on the stock. 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' Q4 2026 earnings at $5.00 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $18.92 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also commented on HII. Wall Street Zen upgraded Huntington Ingalls Industries from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Alembic Global Advisors upgraded Huntington Ingalls Industries from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $265.00 target price for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 15th. TD Cowen upgraded 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 report on Thursday, July 10th. Barclays lifted their target price on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $235.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $236.00 to $265.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Three research 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. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $267.00.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Stock Performance

Shares of HII traded up $3.02 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $269.50. The stock had a trading volume of 358,975 shares, compared to its average volume of 496,427. The company has a market cap of $10.58 billion, a PE ratio of 20.17, a PEG ratio of 1.59 and a beta of 0.33. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $255.42 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $223.13. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a fifty-two week low of $158.88 and a fifty-two week high of $293.14.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The aerospace company reported $3.86 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.23 by $0.63. The company had revenue of $3.08 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.94 billion. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a return on equity of 11.34% and a net margin of 4.54%.The business's revenue was up 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $4.38 EPS. Huntington Ingalls Industries has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 29th will be paid a dividend of $1.35 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 29th. This represents a $5.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. Huntington Ingalls Industries's payout ratio is presently 40.42%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Huntington Ingalls Industries news, VP Chad N. Boudreaux sold 1,965 shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 3rd. The stock was 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 $4,859,938.32. The trade was a 8.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.72% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Huntington Ingalls Industries

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,047,205 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $252,403,000 after acquiring an additional 16,236 shares in the last quarter. Earnest Partners LLC raised its stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 7.5% during the 1st quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 894,155 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $182,443,000 after acquiring an additional 62,190 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 26.0% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 728,692 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $148,686,000 after acquiring an additional 150,204 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 4.0% during 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 acquiring an additional 25,737 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 27.3% during 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 acquiring an additional 114,635 shares in 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.