Q1 Earnings Forecast for HII Issued By Melius Research

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) – Analysts at Melius Research issued their Q1 2027 EPS estimates for shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in a report released on Tuesday, November 3rd. Melius Research analyst S. Mikus expects that the aerospace company will earn $4.38 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ current full-year earnings is $19.42 per share. Melius Research also issued estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Q2 2027 earnings at $4.95 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $5.15 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $5.34 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $19.78 EPS.

Several other analysts have also weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, October 31st. Wolfe Research raised shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $364.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Monday, August 31st. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their target price on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from $304.00 to $352.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 3rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “conviction-buy” rating and issued a $406.00 target price on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research note on Friday, October 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $366.12.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Price Performance

Shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries stock opened at $308.40 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $12.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a current ratio of 1.26. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $280.22 and a 200-day moving average price of $331.06. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a one year low of $255.35 and a one year high of $460.00.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 29th. The aerospace company reported $5.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.36 by $1.12. The company had revenue of $3.54 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.38 billion. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a return on equity of 13.95% and a net margin of 5.42%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.68 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Huntington Ingalls Industries

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Gabelli Funds LLC raised its position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 12.2% in the third quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC now owns 1,162 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $310,000 after acquiring an additional 126 shares during the period. Benjamin Edwards Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries during the 3rd quarter valued at about $315,000. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,936,650 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $784,291,000 after acquiring an additional 13,933 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in the 3rd quarter valued at about $4,987,000. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 86.7% in the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 7,087 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,893,000 after purchasing an additional 3,291 shares in the last quarter. 90.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 27th will be given a $1.41 dividend. This is a boost from Huntington Ingalls Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.38. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 27th. This represents a $5.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.71%.

Huntington Ingalls Industries News Roundup

These are some of the HII news items that stood out recently:

• Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter new contract awards reached $32.4 billion, while shipbuilding throughput rose 9% year to date versus 2025—encouraging signs for HII’s backlog and execution. Huntington Ingalls: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term Investors
• Neutral Sentiment: HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division broke ground on a new customer-support complex in Pascagoula. The investment may support operations, though the report provides no financial impact estimate. Ingalls Shipbuilding announces groundbreaking
• Negative Sentiment: Citigroup also cut its price target on HII, adding to the cautious analyst signals. The available report does not state the revised target. Citigroup cuts HII price target

About Huntington Ingalls Industries

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE: HII) is a U.S. defense contractor focused on shipbuilding and technology services. Its shipyards design, build, and maintain vessels for the U.S. Navy and other government customers, including nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, submarines, destroyers, and amphibious ships. The company operates Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia and Ingalls Shipbuilding in Mississippi. Newport News is the sole designer and builder of U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and, alongside General Dynamics Electric Boat, builds the Navy’s nuclear-powered submarines.