Melius Research Issues Optimistic Forecast for HII Earnings

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) – Research analysts at Melius Research increased their Q4 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, April 2nd. Melius Research analyst S. Mikus now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $5.05 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $5.04. Melius Research has a “Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ current full-year earnings is $13.99 per share.

A number of other brokerages have also commented on HII. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $421.00 price objective on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. Citigroup decreased their price objective on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $465.00 to $441.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $384.00 to $425.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $440.00 to $460.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $383.22.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of HII opened at $401.86 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.15, a PEG ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 0.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 1.13. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $415.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $357.73. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a 52 week low of $182.79 and a 52 week high of $460.00.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The aerospace company reported $4.04 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.72 by $0.32. The firm had revenue of $3.48 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.09 billion. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a return on equity of 12.28% and a net margin of 4.85%.The business’s revenue was up 15.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.15 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. NBC Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 87.2% during the fourth quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 88 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new position in Huntington Ingalls Industries during the second quarter worth about $25,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 140.0% during the second quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 108 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its holdings in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 120.0% during the third quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 110 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Motiv8 Investments LLC bought a new position in Huntington Ingalls Industries during the fourth quarter worth about $38,000. 90.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Huntington Ingalls Industries

In other news, EVP Eric D. Chewning sold 1,700 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $433.44, for a total value of $736,848.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,949 shares in the company, valued at $844,774.56. This trade represents a 46.59% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, VP Chad N. Boudreaux sold 4,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $422.45, for a total value of $1,858,780.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 20,360 shares in the company, valued at $8,601,082. This represents a 17.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.72% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 27th were given a $1.38 dividend. This represents a $5.52 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 27th. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 35.91%.

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.