Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. $HII Shares Newly Purchased by AlphaCore Capital LLC

AlphaCore Capital LLC purchased a new position in Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 3,256 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $870,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al purchased a new position in Huntington Ingalls Industries in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,376,000. Gradient Investments LLC raised its stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 36.1% during the 3rd quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 66,041 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $17,638,000 after buying an additional 17,514 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP lifted its holdings in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 51.5% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 25,114 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $7,029,000 after buying an additional 8,532 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries during the 2nd quarter valued at $75,094,000. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 102.3% in the 1st quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 13,009 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $4,942,000 after buying an additional 6,579 shares during the last quarter. 90.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

More Huntington Ingalls Industries News

Here’s some of the latest news about HII:

• Positive Sentiment: New contract awards reached $32.4 billion in the third quarter, while shipbuilding throughput rose 9% year to date versus 2025—signs of solid demand and improved production activity. Huntington Ingalls: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term Investors
• Positive Sentiment: Alembic Global Advisors raised its 2026 EPS estimate to $19.48 from $18.09, a favorable revision to its current-year outlook.
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts trimmed 2027 EPS forecasts: Melius Research cut its estimate to $19.78 from $20.94, and Alembic lowered its forecast to $19.16 from $20.56. The downward revisions suggest concern about next year’s earnings growth and could pressure the stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently commented on the company. Wolfe Research raised Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $364.00 price objective for the company in a report on Friday, July 31st. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $325.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $370.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 3rd. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Monday, August 31st. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein increased their price objective on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from $304.00 to $352.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 3rd. 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 company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $366.12.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Stock Down 0.7%

NYSE HII opened at $306.26 on Friday. Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. has a 12 month low of $255.35 and a 12 month high of $460.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. The stock has a market cap of $12.07 billion, a PE ratio of 16.48, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.17. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $280.54 and its 200 day moving average is $330.47.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 29th. The aerospace company reported $5.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.36 by $1.12. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a net margin of 5.42% and a return on equity of 13.95%. The business had revenue of $3.54 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.38 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $3.68 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts predict that Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. will post 19.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 11th. Investors of record on Friday, November 27th will be paid 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s dividend payout ratio is 29.71%.

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.