Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Competitors $264.64 +1.31 (+0.50%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$264.00 -0.64 (-0.24%) As of 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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 companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability. Is GD or HII more profitable? General Dynamics has a net margin of 8.13% compared to Huntington Ingalls Industries' net margin of 4.76%. 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 4.76%12.26%4.68% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GD or HII? 86.1% of General Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.5% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of General Dynamics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, GD or HII? General Dynamics has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Huntington Ingalls Industries has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer GD or HII? General Dynamics currently has a consensus price target of $312.17, indicating a potential downside of 0.56%. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a consensus price target of $251.38, indicating a potential downside of 5.01%. Given General Dynamics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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 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$47.72B1.77$3.78B$14.9021.07Huntington Ingalls Industries$11.54B0.90$550M$13.8819.07 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 38.9% 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. Huntington Ingalls Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media refer more to GD or HII? In the previous week, General Dynamics had 62 more articles in the media than Huntington Ingalls Industries. MarketBeat recorded 81 mentions for General Dynamics and 19 mentions for Huntington Ingalls Industries. General Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Huntington Ingalls Industries' score of 0.95 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 41 Very Positive mention(s) 25 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Huntington Ingalls Industries 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryGeneral Dynamics beats Huntington Ingalls Industries on 16 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$10.33B$45.22B$27.50B$21.12BDividend Yield2.05%1.16%0.96%3.60%P/E Ratio19.0717.0484.4728.44Price / Sales0.904.176.7760.38Price / Cash11.7626.2336.2822.92Price / Book2.226.018.684.69Net Income$550M$586.89M$368.78M$995.51M7 Day Performance4.04%-1.78%-1.39%1.64%1 Month Performance12.37%11.67%9.38%5.92%1 Year Performance-3.40%34.94%54.12%11.50% Huntington Ingalls Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.4297 of 5 stars$264.64+0.5%$251.38-5.0%-0.7%$10.33B$11.54B19.0744,000Upcoming EarningsGDGeneral Dynamics4.8343 of 5 stars$297.11-0.6%$294.53-0.9%+10.4%$79.74B$47.72B20.60117,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLDOSLeidos4.5203 of 5 stars$160.76-1.1%$175.15+9.0%+8.9%$20.69B$16.93B16.1748,000Positive NewsLHXL3Harris Technologies4.5518 of 5 stars$263.21-0.6%$263.81+0.2%+15.0%$49.21B$21.33B31.2247,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastRTXRTX4.5491 of 5 stars$151.80+0.2%$164.28+8.2%+48.1%$202.79B$80.74B44.52186,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeTDYTeledyne Technologies3.0622 of 5 stars$558.85-0.9%$557.63-0.2%+32.2%$26.19B$5.67B31.9314,900Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeCWCurtiss-Wright3.7899 of 5 stars$481.28-1.4%$467.14-2.9%+71.3%$18.12B$3.12B42.828,800Positive NewsTXTTextron4.5717 of 5 stars$84.65-0.4%$89.33+5.5%-10.2%$15.28B$13.70B19.2034,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAVAVAeroVironment3.3484 of 5 stars$272.18-0.7%$268.00-1.5%+59.2%$13.43B$820.63M175.601,475KTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions2.8379 of 5 stars$58.78-0.6%$47.58-19.0%+169.1%$9.02B$1.14B452.194,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeHXLHexcel2.8815 of 5 stars$60.12-0.6%$59.22-1.5%+1.3%$4.83B$1.90B39.815,894Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend Announcement 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 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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