Q3 EPS Estimates for HII Reduced by Alembic Global Advisors

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) – Alembic Global Advisors decreased their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries in a report released on Monday, August 17th. Alembic Global Advisors analyst P. Skibitski now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $4.06 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $4.28. The consensus estimate for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ current full-year earnings is $18.35 per share. Alembic Global Advisors also issued estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Q4 2026 earnings at $4.97 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $18.09 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Weiss Ratings lowered Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Monday. 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 report on Friday, July 31st. Citigroup upped their price objective on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $349.00 to $379.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of 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. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 18th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $378.88.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Stock Performance

Huntington Ingalls Industries stock opened at $311.70 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $296.27 and its 200 day moving average price is $349.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 1.23 and a quick ratio of 1.14. The company has a market capitalization of $12.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 0.24. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a 12-month low of $262.66 and a 12-month high of $460.00.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The aerospace company reported $5.27 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.15 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $3.86 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Huntington Ingalls Industries

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Personal CFO Solutions LLC raised its stake in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 3.7% during the 1st quarter. Personal CFO Solutions LLC now owns 775 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $294,000 after purchasing an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. Intrust Bank NA lifted its stake in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Intrust Bank NA now owns 821 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $279,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Oakworth Capital Inc. lifted its position in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Oakworth Capital Inc. now owns 2,205 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $750,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. lifted its position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 2.5% during the 1st quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 1,532 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $625,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ballentine Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 2,098 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $713,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. 90.46% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, VP Edmond E. Jr. Hughes sold 3,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 8,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,681,595.78. This represents a 29.43% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Christopher D. Kastner sold 13,070 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $324.92, for a total transaction of $4,246,704.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 11,224 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,646,902.08. This trade represents a 53.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 28th will be issued a dividend of $1.38 per share. This represents a $5.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 28th. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s payout ratio is presently 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.