Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Competitors $265.99 -1.47 (-0.55%) As of 09:55 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HII vs. GD, LDOS, LHX, RTX, TDY, CW, TXT, AVAV, KTOS, and HXLShould you be buying Huntington Ingalls Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Huntington Ingalls Industries include General Dynamics (GD), Leidos (LDOS), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), RTX (RTX), Teledyne Technologies (TDY), Curtiss-Wright (CW), Textron (TXT), AeroVironment (AVAV), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), and Hexcel (HXL). Huntington Ingalls Industries vs. Its Competitors General Dynamics Leidos L3Harris Technologies RTX Teledyne Technologies Curtiss-Wright Textron AeroVironment Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Hexcel General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) and Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GD or HII? General Dynamics has higher revenue and earnings than Huntington Ingalls Industries. Huntington Ingalls Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than General Dynamics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGeneral Dynamics$47.72B1.78$3.78B$14.9021.21Huntington Ingalls Industries$11.57B0.91$550M$13.3620.01 Which has more risk and volatility, GD or HII? General Dynamics has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Huntington Ingalls Industries has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate GD or HII? General Dynamics currently has a consensus price target of $315.78, suggesting a potential downside of 0.10%. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a consensus price target of $267.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.11%. Given General Dynamics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe General Dynamics is more favorable than Huntington Ingalls Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score General Dynamics 1 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36Huntington Ingalls Industries 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.22 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GD or HII? 86.1% of General Dynamics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of General Dynamics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is GD or HII more profitable? General Dynamics has a net margin of 8.13% compared to Huntington Ingalls Industries' net margin of 4.54%. General Dynamics' return on equity of 17.99% beat Huntington Ingalls Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets General Dynamics8.13% 17.99% 7.21% Huntington Ingalls Industries 4.54%11.34%4.43% Does the media prefer GD or HII? In the previous week, General Dynamics had 18 more articles in the media than Huntington Ingalls Industries. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for General Dynamics and 19 mentions for Huntington Ingalls Industries. General Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Huntington Ingalls Industries' score of 1.39 indicating that General Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment General Dynamics 32 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Huntington Ingalls Industries 16 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is GD or HII a better dividend stock? General Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Huntington Ingalls Industries pays an annual dividend of $5.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. General Dynamics pays out 40.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Huntington Ingalls Industries pays out 40.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. General Dynamics has increased its dividend for 34 consecutive years and Huntington Ingalls Industries has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. SummaryGeneral Dynamics beats Huntington Ingalls Industries on 17 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Huntington Ingalls Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HII and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HII and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HII vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHuntington Ingalls IndustriesAEROSP/DEFENSE IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.57B$47.00B$27.72B$21.04BDividend Yield2.01%1.14%0.96%3.57%P/E Ratio20.0121.0778.6728.09Price / Sales0.913.616.7957.02Price / Cash12.0325.2133.6323.95Price / Book2.158.678.115.26Net Income$550M$586.89M$368.78M$994.11M7 Day Performance1.04%0.98%1.06%2.09%1 Month Performance5.28%-2.98%0.33%2.35%1 Year Performance-0.86%28.36%48.95%13.36% Huntington Ingalls Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.313 of 5 stars$265.99-0.5%$267.00+0.4%+0.2%$10.44B$11.57B19.9144,000GDGeneral Dynamics4.8255 of 5 stars$312.62+0.6%$315.78+1.0%+7.6%$84.09B$50.27B20.98117,000Positive NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionLDOSLeidos4.6405 of 5 stars$161.12+1.2%$175.15+8.7%+21.1%$20.74B$16.66B16.2148,000Insider TradeLHXL3Harris Technologies4.6342 of 5 stars$277.96-0.1%$279.47+0.5%+20.0%$52.00B$21.37B31.0647,000Positive NewsInsider TradeRTXRTX4.2027 of 5 stars$157.46+0.4%$158.67+0.8%+32.0%$210.77B$83.60B34.61186,000Trending NewsInsider TradeShort Interest ↑TDYTeledyne Technologies3.4968 of 5 stars$552.68+1.5%$576.57+4.3%+32.8%$25.91B$5.67B30.4314,900Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionCWCurtiss-Wright3.8821 of 5 stars$496.71+0.6%$467.14-6.0%+64.7%$18.71B$3.12B44.198,800Positive NewsShort Interest ↑TXTTextron4.7875 of 5 stars$77.77+0.7%$92.67+19.2%-6.5%$13.86B$13.70B17.6034,000Positive NewsAVAVAeroVironment3.9154 of 5 stars$267.95+3.0%$283.55+5.8%+35.7%$13.22B$820.63M172.871,475KTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions2.8275 of 5 stars$59.50+4.9%$50.08-15.8%+248.4%$9.13B$1.14B457.734,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeGap UpHXLHexcel3.1745 of 5 stars$60.92+2.3%$63.33+4.0%+0.6%$4.85B$1.88B56.415,894Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GD Alternatives LDOS Alternatives LHX Alternatives RTX Alternatives TDY Alternatives CW Alternatives TXT Alternatives AVAV Alternatives KTOS Alternatives HXL Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HII) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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