Zacks Research Has Negative Estimate for HII Q4 Earnings

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, November 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings of $3.42 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $3.74. Zacks Research currently 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’ Q1 2026 earnings at $3.45 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.40 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $16.13 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $4.22 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $4.96 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $4.42 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $18.27 EPS.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The aerospace company reported $3.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.29 by $0.39. The business had revenue of $3.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.95 billion. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a net margin of 4.54% and a return on equity of 11.34%. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s revenue was up 16.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.56 EPS. Huntington Ingalls Industries has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on HII. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $320.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $362.00 price target on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research report on Friday, November 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $316.00 to $356.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from $287.00 to $342.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from $235.00 to $295.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $318.57.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of NYSE:HII opened at $313.46 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.08. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $290.33 and its 200-day moving average is $262.53. The company has a market cap of $12.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.46, a P/E/G ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.40. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a 52-week low of $158.88 and a 52-week high of $330.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of HII. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 509.2% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 586,929 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $168,983,000 after purchasing an additional 490,587 shares during the last quarter. Maverick Capital Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries during the 2nd quarter valued at $93,332,000. Auto Owners Insurance Co increased its holdings in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 273.2% in the first quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 455,308 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $92,901,000 after buying an additional 333,308 shares during the period. Sound Shore Management Inc CT purchased a new position in Huntington Ingalls Industries in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $80,047,000. Finally, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. raised its holdings in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 94.0% during the 1st quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 408,305 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $83,311,000 after buying an additional 197,825 shares during the last quarter. 90.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Huntington Ingalls Industries

In other news, CEO Christopher D. Kastner sold 15,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $321.06, for a total value of $4,815,900.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 68,139 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,876,707.34. This trade represents a 18.04% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Nicolas G. Schuck sold 466 shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $314.36, for a total transaction of $146,491.76. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 2,418 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $760,122.48. This represents a 16.16% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.72% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 28th will be paid a $1.38 dividend. This is an increase from Huntington Ingalls Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.35. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 28th. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s payout ratio is presently 38.12%.

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.