Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) will likely be posting its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, May 1st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $2.90 per share and revenue of $2.80 billion for the quarter. Huntington Ingalls Industries has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The aerospace company reported $3.15 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.28 by ($0.13). Huntington Ingalls Industries had a net margin of 4.77% and a return on equity of 12.81%. On average, analysts expect Huntington Ingalls Industries to post $14 EPS for the current fiscal year and $16 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Price Performance

HII opened at $217.90 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $195.87 and its 200 day simple moving average is $201.53. The firm has a market cap of $8.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.61, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 0.34. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a 1 year low of $158.88 and a 1 year high of $285.81.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were issued a $1.35 dividend. This represents a $5.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.48%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s dividend payout ratio is 38.68%.

Insider Transactions at Huntington Ingalls Industries

In other news, CAO Nicolas G. Schuck sold 750 shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $189.56, for a total transaction of $142,170.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 2,884 shares in the company, valued at approximately $546,691.04. This trade represents a 20.64 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Thomas C. Schievelbein purchased 2,120 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 13th. The stock was bought at an average price of $164.82 per share, for a total transaction of $349,418.40. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 7,967 shares in the company, valued at $1,313,120.94. The trade was a 36.26 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.72% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently commented on HII. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from $220.00 to $200.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “sell” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $145.00 to $234.00 in a research report on Friday, April 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $231.11.

About Huntington Ingalls Industries

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.