Melius Research Has Optimistic Outlook of HII Q4 Earnings

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

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $3.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.09 billion. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a return on equity of 12.28% and a net margin of 4.85%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $3.15 EPS.

HII has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $421.00 price target on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. TD Cowen increased their price target on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $440.00 to $460.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. Bank of America upgraded Huntington Ingalls Industries from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $300.00 to $400.00 in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their target price on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $465.00 to $441.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $383.22.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Price Performance

HII traded down $1.53 on Tuesday, reaching $406.13. 80,067 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 562,914. The stock has a market cap of $15.94 billion, a PE ratio of 26.38, a P/E/G ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 0.36. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a twelve month low of $182.79 and a twelve month high of $460.00. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $415.53 and its 200-day moving average price is $356.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 1.13 and a quick ratio of 1.06.

Institutional Trading of Huntington Ingalls Industries

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. NBC Securities Inc. increased its position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 87.2% during the fourth quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 88 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC purchased a new position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its holdings in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 140.0% in the 2nd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 108 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its holdings in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 120.0% in the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 110 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Motiv8 Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $38,000. 90.46% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Huntington Ingalls Industries news, EVP Eric D. Chewning sold 1,700 shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 1,949 shares in the company, valued at $844,774.56. The trade was a 46.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Chad N. Boudreaux sold 4,400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 5th. The shares were 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 directly owned 20,360 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,601,082. This trade represents a 17.77% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 0.72% of the company’s stock.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 13th. Investors of record on Friday, February 27th were issued a $1.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 27th. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently 35.91%.

About Huntington Ingalls Industries

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.