Q2 2025 EPS Estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) Lifted by Zacks Research

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings of $4.81 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $4.76. The consensus estimate for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ current full-year earnings is $16.36 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Q3 2025 earnings at $4.78 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $19.03 EPS.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 1st. The aerospace company reported $6.90 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.27 by $2.63. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a return on equity of 18.12% and a net margin of 5.95%. The firm had revenue of $3.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.78 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $3.07 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 13.0% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research analysts have also recently weighed in on HII. Barclays lifted their price objective on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $280.00 to $290.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $288.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 21st.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Stock Down 1.0 %

HII stock opened at $271.22 on Wednesday. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a twelve month low of $188.51 and a twelve month high of $299.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The stock has a market cap of $10.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.86, a PEG ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 0.60. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $286.03 and its 200-day moving average price is $256.78.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of HII. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 1.2% in the first quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 7,072 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,403,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its holdings in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 27.5% in the first quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 1,467 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $293,000 after purchasing an additional 316 shares during the period. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund acquired a new position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in the first quarter valued at about $60,000. MetLife Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 23.0% in the first quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 10,885 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $2,171,000 after purchasing an additional 2,035 shares during the period. Finally, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS increased its holdings in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 6.6% in the first quarter. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS now owns 5,360 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,069,000 after purchasing an additional 332 shares during the period. 90.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other Huntington Ingalls Industries news, CAO Nicolas G. Schuck sold 1,293 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $291.28, for a total value of $376,625.04. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 2,250 shares in the company, valued at $655,380. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. In other Huntington Ingalls Industries news, VP D R. Wyatt sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $288.56, for a total value of $144,280.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 18,600 shares in the company, valued at $5,367,216. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CAO Nicolas G. Schuck sold 1,293 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $291.28, for a total value of $376,625.04. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 2,250 shares in the company, valued at $655,380. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 8,472 shares of company stock valued at $2,398,345. 0.72% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 23rd were given a dividend of $1.30 per share. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.92%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, February 22nd. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.41%.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Company Profile

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc designs, builds, overhauls, and repairs military ships in the United States. It operates through three segments: Ingalls, Newport News, and Mission Technologies. The company is involved in the design and construction of non-nuclear ships comprising amphibious assault ships; expeditionary warfare ships; surface combatants; and national security cutters for the U.S.