Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. to Post FY2026 Earnings of $21.54 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts (NYSE:HII)

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research note issued on Monday, May 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the aerospace company will earn $21.54 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $21.49. The consensus estimate for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ current full-year earnings is $16.35 per share.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The aerospace company reported $3.87 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.50 by $0.37. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a return on equity of 18.08% and a net margin of 6.09%. The firm had revenue of $2.80 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.81 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $3.23 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on HII. Citigroup initiated coverage on Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research report on Monday, May 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $310.00 price target on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $288.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 21st. Barclays increased their price objective on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $280.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 6th. Finally, StockNews.com cut Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 3rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $278.00.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Stock Up 1.3 %

Shares of NYSE HII opened at $253.10 on Thursday. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a one year low of $198.14 and a one year high of $299.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 0.96 and a quick ratio of 0.89. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $267.73 and its 200-day moving average price is $265.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.98 billion, a PE ratio of 14.27, a P/E/G ratio of 2.12 and a beta of 0.60.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 31st will be issued a $1.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 31st. This represents a $5.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.05%. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s payout ratio is currently 29.31%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Huntington Ingalls Industries

In other Huntington Ingalls Industries news, VP Jennifer R. Boykin sold 1,043 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $252.03, for a total value of $262,867.29. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 11,961 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,014,530.83. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. In other Huntington Ingalls Industries news, VP Jennifer R. Boykin sold 1,043 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $252.03, for a total value of $262,867.29. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 11,961 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,014,530.83. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Edmond E. Jr. Hughes sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $256.07, for a total value of $384,105.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 8,135 shares in the company, valued at $2,083,129.45. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.72% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Huntington Ingalls Industries

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of HII. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 5,658.6% during the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 684,235 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $177,655,000 after purchasing an additional 672,353 shares during the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 266.4% during the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 171,496 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $35,085,000 after purchasing an additional 124,685 shares during the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc increased its position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 745.3% during the 4th quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 100,569 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $26,112,000 after purchasing an additional 88,671 shares during the last quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board grew its position in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 564.2% during the 1st quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 98,300 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $28,652,000 after acquiring an additional 83,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Epoch Investment Partners Inc. grew its position in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 48.7% during the 4th quarter. Epoch Investment Partners Inc. now owns 250,469 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $65,032,000 after acquiring an additional 82,028 shares during the last quarter. 90.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.