NYSE:HII - Huntington Ingalls Industries Stock Price, Price Target & More

Huntington Ingalls Industries trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HII."

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 2nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 25th will be given a dividend of $0.72 per share on Friday, June 8th. This represents a $2.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 24th. View Huntington Ingalls Industries' Dividend History.

Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that its board has authorized a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, November 8th 2017, which permits the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc (NYSE:HII) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 3rd. The aerospace company reported $3.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $4.07 by $0.59. The aerospace company had revenue of $1.87 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.73 billion. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a return on equity of 34.69% and a net margin of 6.80%. The company's revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.56 earnings per share. View Huntington Ingalls Industries' Earnings History.

Huntington Ingalls Industries is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August, 2nd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries.

10 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Huntington Ingalls Industries' shares. Their forecasts range from $200.00 to $335.00. On average, they anticipate Huntington Ingalls Industries' share price to reach $265.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 16.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Huntington Ingalls Industries.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Huntington Ingalls Industries in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

Some companies that are related to Huntington Ingalls Industries include General Dynamics (GD), Malibu Boats (MBUU), Marine Products (MPX), MCBC (MCFT) and Conrad Industries (CNRD).

News coverage about HII stock has trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Huntington Ingalls Industries earned a news sentiment score of 0.09 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the aerospace company an impact score of 45.62 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

Huntington Ingalls Industries' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Bank of Montreal Can (1.92%), Hexavest Inc. (0.32%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.16%), Scout Investments Inc. (0.13%), Mckinley Capital Management LLC Delaware (0.12%) and Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (0.03%). Company insiders that own Huntington Ingalls Industries stock include Brian J Cuccias, Christopher D Kastner, D R Wyatt, Edgar A Green III, Jennifer R Boykin, Jerri F Dickseski, Matthew J Mulherin, Michael Stephen Smith, Philip M Bilden, Stephen R Wilson and William R Ermatinger. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Huntington Ingalls Industries.

HII stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Mckinley Capital Management LLC Delaware, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, CENTRAL TRUST Co, Scout Investments Inc. and Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund. Company insiders that have sold Huntington Ingalls Industries company stock in the last year include Brian J Cuccias, Christopher D Kastner, D R Wyatt, Edgar A Green III, Jennifer R Boykin, Jerri F Dickseski and William R Ermatinger. View Insider Buying and Selling for Huntington Ingalls Industries.

HII stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can, Hexavest Inc., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Palo Capital Inc., Cerebellum GP LLC and IFM Investors Pty Ltd. Company insiders that have bought Huntington Ingalls Industries stock in the last two years include Christopher D Kastner, Edgar A Green III, Philip M Bilden and Stephen R Wilson. View Insider Buying and Selling for Huntington Ingalls Industries.

Shares of HII can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of HII stock can currently be purchased for approximately $226.95.

Huntington Ingalls Industries has a market capitalization of $10.01 billion and generates $7.44 billion in revenue each year. The aerospace company earns $479 million in net income (profit) each year or $12.14 on an earnings per share basis. Huntington Ingalls Industries employs 38,000 workers across the globe.

Huntington Ingalls Industries' mailing address is 4101 WASHINGTON AVENUE, NEWPORT NEWS VA, 23607. The aerospace company can be reached via phone at 757-380-2000 or via email at [email protected]