HII Q2 EPS Estimate Decreased by Alembic Global Advisors

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) – Stock analysts at Alembic Global Advisors cut their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 26th. Alembic Global Advisors analyst P. Skibitski now anticipates that the aerospace company will earn $3.69 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $4.02. The consensus estimate for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ current full-year earnings is $17.29 per share. Alembic Global Advisors also issued estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Q3 2026 earnings at $4.28 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $5.08 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $16.85 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $20.03 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. TD Cowen cut their target price on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from $460.00 to $420.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Bank of America raised shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $300.00 to $400.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $421.00 target price on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from $441.00 to $405.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 18th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $388.50.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of NYSE HII opened at $320.53 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $12.63 billion, a PE ratio of 20.85, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.29. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a 12-month low of $215.04 and a 12-month high of $460.00. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $365.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $372.66. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.70 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $3.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.02 billion. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a net margin of 4.71% and a return on equity of 12.05%. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s revenue was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.79 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Huntington Ingalls Industries

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bayban bought a new position in Huntington Ingalls Industries during the first quarter valued at about $27,000. NBC Securities Inc. grew its position in 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 buying an additional 41 shares during the period. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Huntington Ingalls Industries during the first quarter valued at about $36,000. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC bought a new position in Huntington Ingalls Industries during the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Finally, Rakuten Securities Inc. grew its position in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 140.0% during the second quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 108 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 63 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Huntington Ingalls Industries

In other Huntington Ingalls Industries news, EVP Eric D. Chewning sold 1,700 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $433.44, for a total transaction of $736,848.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,949 shares in the company, valued at approximately $844,774.56. This represents a 46.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Chad N. Boudreaux sold 4,400 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $422.45, for a total transaction of $1,858,780.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 20,360 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,601,082. This represents a 17.77% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.80% of the company’s stock.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be issued a dividend of $1.38 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 29th. This represents a $5.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s dividend payout ratio is presently 35.91%.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Company Profile

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.