Analysts Offer Predictions for HII Q1 Earnings

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) – Analysts at Melius Research issued their Q1 2027 earnings estimates for shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research report issued on Tuesday, November 3rd. Melius Research analyst S. Mikus anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $4.38 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ current full-year earnings is $19.42 per share. Melius Research also issued estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Q2 2027 earnings at $4.95 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $5.15 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $5.34 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $19.78 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on HII. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Monday, August 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from $370.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 3rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, October 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “conviction-buy” rating and issued a $406.00 price objective on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in a report on Friday, October 30th. Finally, TD Cowen cut their price objective on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $360.00 to $340.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Huntington Ingalls Industries currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $366.12.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Stock Down 1.8%

Shares of NYSE HII opened at $308.40 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $280.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $331.06. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a 52-week low of $255.35 and a 52-week high of $460.00. The firm has a market cap of $12.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.17. The company has a quick ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 29th. The aerospace company reported $5.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.36 by $1.12. The company had revenue of $3.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.38 billion. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a net margin of 5.42% and a return on equity of 13.95%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.68 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huntington Ingalls Industries

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in the second quarter worth about $944,877,000. State Street Corp boosted its position in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 8.4% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,922,717 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $818,039,000 after acquiring an additional 227,439 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP grew its stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 2.4% during the 1st quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 832,452 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $316,249,000 after acquiring an additional 19,843 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. grew its stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 2.3% during the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 471,429 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $179,097,000 after acquiring an additional 10,406 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries during the 2nd quarter valued at about $75,094,000. 90.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 11th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 27th will be issued a dividend of $1.41 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 27th. This is a positive change from Huntington Ingalls Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.38. This represents a $5.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s payout ratio is currently 29.71%.

Key Stories Impacting Huntington Ingalls Industries

These are some of the HII stories that stood out recently:

• Positive Sentiment: Third-quarter new contract awards reached $32.4 billion, while shipbuilding throughput rose 9% year to date versus 2025—encouraging signs for HII’s backlog and execution. Huntington Ingalls: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term Investors
• Neutral Sentiment: HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division broke ground on a new customer-support complex in Pascagoula. The investment may support operations, though the report provides no financial impact estimate. Ingalls Shipbuilding announces groundbreaking
• Negative Sentiment: Citigroup also cut its price target on HII, adding to the cautious analyst signals. The available report does not state the revised target. Citigroup cuts HII price target

Huntington Ingalls Industries Company Profile

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE: HII) is a U.S. defense contractor focused on shipbuilding and technology services. Its shipyards design, build, and maintain vessels for the U.S. Navy and other government customers, including nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, submarines, destroyers, and amphibious ships. The company operates Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia and Ingalls Shipbuilding in Mississippi. Newport News is the sole designer and builder of U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and, alongside General Dynamics Electric Boat, builds the Navy’s nuclear-powered submarines.