Melius Research Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for HII

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) – Equities researchers at Melius Research raised their FY2026 EPS estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, August 11th. Melius Research analyst S. Mikus now expects that the aerospace company will earn $18.24 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $16.70. The consensus estimate for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ current full-year earnings is $18.19 per share. Melius Research also issued estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Q4 2026 earnings at $5.11 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $25.85 EPS.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The aerospace company reported $5.27 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.79 by $1.48. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a return on equity of 12.89% and a net margin of 5.01%.The business had revenue of $3.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.15 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $3.86 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Wolfe Research raised shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $364.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from $349.00 to $379.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $325.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $378.88.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of HII stock opened at $318.25 on Monday. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a twelve month low of $262.66 and a twelve month high of $460.00. The stock has a market cap of $12.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 0.24. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $295.82 and a 200 day moving average of $350.75. The company has a current ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huntington Ingalls Industries

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 40.1% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 206 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 329.4% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 365 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $88,000 after purchasing an additional 280 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its holdings in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 432.1% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 38,144 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $9,210,000 after purchasing an additional 30,975 shares during the last quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 23.0% in the second quarter. Cresset Asset Management LLC now owns 1,575 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $381,000 after purchasing an additional 294 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jump Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in the second quarter valued at approximately $398,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Christopher D. Kastner sold 13,070 shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $324.92, for a total value of $4,246,704.40. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 11,224 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,646,902.08. The trade was a 53.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, VP Edmond E. Jr. Hughes sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $319.58, for a total value of $1,118,530.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 8,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,681,595.78. The trade was a 29.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 0.80% of the company’s stock.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 11th. Investors of record on Friday, August 28th will be paid a $1.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 28th. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 32.90%.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Company Profile

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) is America’s largest military shipbuilding company and a leading provider of professional services to the U.S. government. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, HII designs, constructs and maintains nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, submarines and other complex vessels for the U.S. Navy. The company’s products include nuclear aircraft carriers, Virginia-class and Columbia-class submarines, as well as amphibious assault ships, destroyers and cutters.

Established in 2011 as a spin-off from Northrop Grumman’s shipbuilding operations, HII traces its heritage to two historic builders: Newport News Shipbuilding, founded in the 19th century, and Ingalls Shipbuilding, founded in 1938.