Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $4.11 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) – Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research report issued on Tuesday, October 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $4.11 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $4.19. The consensus estimate for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ current full-year earnings is $16.56 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Q2 2026 earnings at $5.22 EPS.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 1st. The aerospace company reported $4.38 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.61 by $0.77. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a return on equity of 18.55% and a net margin of 6.35%. The firm had revenue of $2.98 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.84 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.27 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from an “overweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $280.00 to $285.00 in a research note on Monday, September 9th. Vertical Research lowered Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $275.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, Wolfe Research lowered Huntington Ingalls Industries from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $290.00.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of HII opened at $260.66 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.69, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.76. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a 1-year low of $212.58 and a 1-year high of $299.50. The company has a 50-day moving average of $266.08 and a 200 day moving average of $261.87.

Institutional Trading of Huntington Ingalls Industries

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 41.6% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 732,587 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $180,458,000 after acquiring an additional 215,362 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 42.1% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 473,778 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $116,706,000 after purchasing an additional 140,338 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 16.1% during the second quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 914,410 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $225,247,000 after purchasing an additional 126,654 shares in the last quarter. Sound Shore Management Inc. CT lifted its holdings in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 50.7% during the 2nd quarter. Sound Shore Management Inc. CT now owns 345,489 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $85,104,000 after purchasing an additional 116,180 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 50.9% in the 2nd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 289,434 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $71,418,000 after purchasing an additional 97,646 shares in the last quarter. 90.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 30th were issued a $1.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 30th. This represents a $5.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.99%. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.31%.

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.