Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.13 EPS

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII - Get Free Report) issued its earnings results on Thursday. The aerospace company reported $3.15 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $3.28 by ($0.13), Zacks reports. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a net margin of 4.77% and a return on equity of 12.81%. Huntington Ingalls Industries updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Price Performance

Shares of HII stock traded down $0.19 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $168.30. 801,271 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 594,199. The stock's 50-day moving average is $192.33 and its 200-day moving average is $228.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 0.73. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a 52 week low of $158.88 and a 52 week high of $299.50. The stock has a market cap of $6.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.57.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 28th will be paid a $1.35 dividend. This represents a $5.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. Huntington Ingalls Industries's dividend payout ratio is currently 38.68%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on HII shares. Alembic Global Advisors lowered shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $210.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Friday, November 1st. StockNews.com lowered shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. TD Cowen cut shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $180.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $273.00 to $191.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group cut their target price on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $188.00 to $145.00 and set a "sell" rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $221.22.

About Huntington Ingalls Industries

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.