Huntington Ingalls Industries Stock Forecast, Price & News

11 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Huntington Ingalls Industries in the last twelve months. There are currently 8 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" Huntington Ingalls Industries stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in HII, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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Huntington Ingalls Industries saw a decrease in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 643,900 shares, a decrease of 17.9% from the December 31st total of 784,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 378,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.7 days. Approximately 1.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
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Huntington Ingalls Industries is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 6th 2021.
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Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 11th. The aerospace company reported $4.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $4.56 by $0.21. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 36.94% and a net margin of 6.61%. During the same period last year, the company posted $4.36 earnings per share.
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Huntington Ingalls Industries' stock was trading at $197.92 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, HII stock has decreased by 8.7% and is now trading at $180.62.
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Huntington Ingalls Industries declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 26th will be given a dividend of $1.14 per share on Friday, March 12th. This represents a $4.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.52%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 25th.
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Huntington Ingalls Industries pays an annual dividend of $4.56 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.59%. Huntington Ingalls Industries has been increasing its dividend for 8 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of Huntington Ingalls Industries is 32.55%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Huntington Ingalls Industries will have a dividend payout ratio of 43.64% next year. This indicates that Huntington Ingalls Industries will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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11 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for Huntington Ingalls Industries' shares. Their forecasts range from $160.00 to $270.00. On average, they expect Huntington Ingalls Industries' share price to reach $194.90 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 7.9% from the stock's current price.
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282 employees have rated Huntington Ingalls Industries CEO Mike Petters on Glassdoor.com. Mike Petters has an approval rating of 80% among Huntington Ingalls Industries' employees.

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

Huntington Ingalls Industries' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (8.53%), Boston Partners (2.84%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.79%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.71%), Congress Asset Management Co. MA (1.33%) and Teacher Retirement System of Texas (1.28%). Company insiders that own Huntington Ingalls Industries stock include Brian J Cuccias, Chad N Boudreaux, Christopher D Kastner, D R Wyatt, Edgar A Green III, Jennifer R Boykin, Jerri F Dickseski, Nicolas G Schuck, Philip M Bilden, Stephen R Wilson, Thomas C Schievelbein, Thomas E Stiehle and William R Ermatinger.
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HII stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Squarepoint Ops LLC, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Cooke & Bieler LP, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., New York State Common Retirement Fund, and Engineers Gate Manager LP. Company insiders that have sold Huntington Ingalls Industries company stock in the last year include Brian J Cuccias, Chad N Boudreaux, Edgar A Green III, Nicolas G Schuck, Stephen R Wilson, and Thomas E Stiehle.
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HII stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Principal Financial Group Inc., Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC, Alyeska Investment Group L.P., Alyeska Investment Group L.P., Boston Partners, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, and Congress Asset Management Co. MA. Company insiders that have bought Huntington Ingalls Industries stock in the last two years include Philip M Bilden, and Thomas C Schievelbein.
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Shares of HII can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of HII stock can currently be purchased for approximately $180.62.

Huntington Ingalls Industries has a market capitalization of $7.28 billion and generates $8.90 billion in revenue each year. The aerospace company earns $549 million in net income (profit) each year or $14.01 on an earnings per share basis.

Huntington Ingalls Industries employs 42,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Huntington Ingalls Industries is www.huntingtoningalls.com.

Huntington Ingalls Industries is headquartered at 4101 WASHINGTON AVENUE, NEWPORT NEWS VA, 23607.

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]