Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of HII FY2025 Earnings

Key Points

• Zacks Research has raised its FY2025 earnings per share estimate for Huntington Ingalls Industries to $14.52, up from the previous estimate of $14.43, reflecting a positive outlook for the aerospace company.
• Barclays and TD Cowen have increased their price targets for the stock, with Barclays setting it at $295.00 and TD Cowen at $300.00, while maintaining a mixed consensus rating among analysts.
• Huntington Ingalls Industries announced a quarterly dividend of $1.35 per share, resulting in an annualized dividend yield of 1.9% and a payout ratio of 40.42%.

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 7th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings of $14.52 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $14.43. Zacks Research currently 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 2025 earnings at $3.74 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.52 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.87 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.04 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $16.68 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $4.33 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $5.16 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $4.48 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $19.12 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Barclays upped their price target on shares of 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. TD Cowen raised shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and upped their price target for the stock from $250.00 to $300.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from $180.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an "underperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. 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. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in a report on Wednesday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $264.43.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Stock Up 1.9%

Shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries stock opened at $290.69 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $273.20 and a 200 day moving average price of $244.36. The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a twelve month low of $158.88 and a twelve month high of $293.14. The stock has a market cap 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.

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

Huntington Ingalls Industries Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huntington Ingalls Industries

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new stake in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries during the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. grew its position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 140.0% during the 2nd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 108 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. SouthState Corp grew its position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 310.0% during the 2nd quarter. SouthState Corp now owns 123 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 93 shares during the last quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 400.0% during the 2nd quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 125 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 363.3% during the 2nd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 139 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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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