Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. It also provides nuclear-powered ships, such as aircraft carriers and submarines, as well as refueling and overhaul, and inactivation services of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. In addition, the company offers naval nuclear support services, including fleet services comprising design, construction, maintenance, and disposal activities for in-service the U.S. Navy nuclear ships; and maintenance services on nuclear reactor prototypes. Further, the company provides C5ISR systems and operations; application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to battlefield decisions; defensive and offensive cyberspace strategies and electronic warfare; live, virtual, and constructive solutions; unmanned, autonomous systems; and fleet sustainment; and critical nuclear operations. Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Newport News, Virginia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $190.38 to $197.94
• 50-Day Range: $184.96 to $261.99
• 52-Week Range: $184.29 to $299.50
• Volume: 2.44 million shs
• Average Volume: 369,915 shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.45 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.75
• Dividend Yield: 2.84%
• Price Target: $228.89
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Huntington Ingalls Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Huntington Ingalls Industries scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 9th out of 54 stocks in the aerospace sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Huntington Ingalls Industries has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.90, and is based on 1 buy rating, 7 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Huntington Ingalls Industries has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.92%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Huntington Ingalls Industries are expected to grow by 8.92% in the coming year, from $14.01 to $15.26 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Huntington Ingalls Industries is 10.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.40.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Huntington Ingalls Industries is 10.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Aerospace sector average P/E ratio of about 36.91.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Huntington Ingalls Industries has a PEG Ratio of 1.86. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Huntington Ingalls Industries has a P/B Ratio of 1.84. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.27% of the float of Huntington Ingalls Industries has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Huntington Ingalls Industries has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Huntington Ingalls Industries has recently increased by 17.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Huntington Ingalls Industries pays a meaningful dividend of 2.79%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Huntington Ingalls Industries has been increasing its dividend for 13 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Huntington Ingalls Industries is 30.49%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Huntington Ingalls Industries will have a dividend payout ratio of 35.39% next year. This indicates that Huntington Ingalls Industries will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.67

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.27% of the float of Huntington Ingalls Industries has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Huntington Ingalls Industries has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Huntington Ingalls Industries has recently increased by 17.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.27

News Sentiment

Huntington Ingalls Industries has a news sentiment score of 0.27. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Aerospace companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Huntington Ingalls Industries this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 15 people have searched for HII on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -6% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 6 people have added Huntington Ingalls Industries to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Huntington Ingalls Industries insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $82,096.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.72% of the stock of Huntington Ingalls Industries is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

90.46% of the stock of Huntington Ingalls Industries is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

HII Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have HII shares performed this year?

Huntington Ingalls Industries' stock was trading at $259.64 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HII stock has decreased by 26.6% and is now trading at $190.45.
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How were Huntington Ingalls Industries' earnings last quarter?

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 31st. The aerospace company reported $2.56 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $3.84 by $1.28. The company's quarterly revenue was down 2.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Does Huntington Ingalls Industries have any subsidiaries?

Huntington Ingalls Industries subsidiaries include Alion Holding Corp., Fulcrum app, G2, Camber Corporation, Engineering Solutions - The Columbia Group, UniversalPegasus International, The S.M. Stoller Corporation., and others.

Who are Huntington Ingalls Industries' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Huntington Ingalls Industries include FMR LLC (8.99%), State Street Corp (7.66%), Van ECK Associates Corp (4.51%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (2.60%). Insiders that own company stock include D R Wyatt, Chad N Boudreaux, Jennifer R Boykin, Edmond E Jr Hughes, Edgar A Green III, Nicolas G Schuck and Anastasi D Kelly.
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How do I buy shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries?

Shares of HII stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Huntington Ingalls Industries own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Huntington Ingalls Industries investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), NVIDIA (NVDA) and TotalEnergies (TTE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/31/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/13 Dividend: 11/29/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/13/2024
• Today: 12/22/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Aerospace
• Industry: Ship & boat building & repairing
• Sub-Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HII
• CUSIP: 44641310
• CIK: 1501585
• Web: www.huntingtoningalls.com
• Phone: (757) 380-2000
• Fax: 757-380-4713
• Employees: 44,000
• Year Founded: 2011

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $228.89
• High Stock Price Target: $310.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $180.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.2%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.90
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $17.71
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.75
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.59
• P/E Growth: 1.86
• Net Income: $681 million
• Net Margins: 5.99%
• Pretax Margin: 7.21%
• Return on Equity: 16.89%
• Return on Assets: 6.26%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.41
• Current Ratio: 0.79
• Quick Ratio: 0.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.71 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.64
• Cash Flow: $26.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.32
• Book Value: $103.38 per share
• Price / Book: 1.84

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 39,129,000
• Free Float: 38,847,000
• Market Cap: $7.45 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.55