Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII - Get Free Report) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The aerospace company reported $3.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 Stock Down 0.1 %

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

Huntington Ingalls Industries Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HII has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. TD Cowen lowered Huntington Ingalls Industries from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $180.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Alembic Global Advisors lowered Huntington Ingalls Industries from an "overweight" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $210.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from $220.00 to $200.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Bank of America lowered their price objective on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from $250.00 to $195.00 and set an "underperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Huntington Ingalls Industries from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus 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.