Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for HII Earnings

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q3 2026 EPS estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research note issued to investors on Monday, August 18th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $3.84 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $4.03. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ current full-year earnings is $13.99 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ FY2026 earnings at $16.60 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $4.31 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $5.07 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on HII. TD Cowen upgraded shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $250.00 to $300.00 in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Alembic Global Advisors upgraded shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $265.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 15th. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from $180.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from $235.00 to $295.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $267.00.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of HII stock opened at $265.2630 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $253.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $221.64. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The company has a market capitalization of $10.41 billion, a PE ratio of 19.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 0.33. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a 12-month low of $158.88 and a 12-month high of $293.14.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The aerospace company reported $3.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.23 by $0.63. The firm had revenue of $3.08 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.94 billion. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a net margin of 4.54% and a return on equity of 11.34%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $4.38 earnings per share. Huntington Ingalls Industries has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 29th will be given a dividend of $1.35 per share. This represents a $5.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 29th. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s payout ratio is currently 40.42%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Huntington Ingalls Industries news, VP Chad N. Boudreaux sold 1,965 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $228.94, for a total transaction of $449,867.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president directly owned 21,228 shares in the company, valued at $4,859,938.32. The trade was a 8.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.86% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HII. Guggenheim Capital LLC acquired a new position in Huntington Ingalls Industries during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $409,000. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new position in Huntington Ingalls Industries during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $240,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,742 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $518,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Commerce Bank raised its position in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 19.2% during the fourth quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 6,904 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,305,000 after purchasing an additional 1,113 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Forum Financial Management LP acquired a new position in Huntington Ingalls Industries during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $205,000. 90.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.