Brokers Offer Predictions for HII FY2026 Earnings

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) – Investment analysts at Alembic Global Advisors lifted their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research note issued on Thursday, November 5th. Alembic Global Advisors analyst P. Skibitski now expects that the aerospace company will earn $19.48 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $18.09. The consensus estimate for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ current full-year earnings is $19.30 per share. Alembic Global Advisors also issued estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ FY2027 earnings at $19.16 EPS.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 29th. The aerospace company reported $5.48 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.36 by $1.12. The firm had revenue of $3.54 billion for 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 company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $3.68 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on HII. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Monday, August 31st. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $364.00 target price for the company in a report on Friday, July 31st. Citigroup dropped their price target on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $379.00 to $352.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $325.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Finally, TD Cowen reduced their price objective on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $360.00 to $340.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Huntington Ingalls Industries currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $366.12.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries stock opened at $313.81 on Thursday. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a 1 year low of $255.35 and a 1 year high of $460.00. The firm has a market cap of $12.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.89, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 0.17. The company has a 50-day moving average of $279.82 and a 200 day moving average of $331.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 1.18.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 27th will be paid a dividend of $1.41 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 27th. This represents a $5.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. This is an increase from Huntington Ingalls Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.38. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.71%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

About Huntington Ingalls Industries

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.