Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Competitors $264.54 -1.91 (-0.72%) Closing price 08/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$264.43 -0.11 (-0.04%) As of 08/8/2025 07:50 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HII vs. GD, LDOS, LHX, RTX, TDY, CW, TXT, AVAV, KTOS, and HXLShould you be buying Huntington Ingalls Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Huntington Ingalls Industries include General Dynamics (GD), Leidos (LDOS), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), RTX (RTX), Teledyne Technologies (TDY), Curtiss-Wright (CW), Textron (TXT), AeroVironment (AVAV), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), and Hexcel (HXL). Huntington Ingalls Industries vs. Its Competitors General Dynamics Leidos L3Harris Technologies RTX Teledyne Technologies Curtiss-Wright Textron AeroVironment Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Hexcel Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) and General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations. Is HII or GD a better dividend stock? Huntington Ingalls Industries pays an annual dividend of $5.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. General Dynamics pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Huntington Ingalls Industries pays out 40.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. General Dynamics pays out 40.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Huntington Ingalls Industries has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and General Dynamics has raised its dividend for 34 consecutive years. Do analysts prefer HII or GD? Huntington Ingalls Industries presently has a consensus target price of $258.88, indicating a potential downside of 2.14%. General Dynamics has a consensus target price of $315.78, indicating a potential upside of 0.57%. Given General Dynamics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe General Dynamics is more favorable than Huntington Ingalls Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Huntington Ingalls Industries 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.22General Dynamics 1 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HII or GD? 90.5% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of General Dynamics shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of General Dynamics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, HII or GD? Huntington Ingalls Industries has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, General Dynamics has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to HII or GD? In the previous week, General Dynamics had 24 more articles in the media than Huntington Ingalls Industries. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for General Dynamics and 16 mentions for Huntington Ingalls Industries. General Dynamics' average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Huntington Ingalls Industries' score of 1.22 indicating that General Dynamics is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Huntington Ingalls Industries 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive General Dynamics 30 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is HII or GD more profitable? General Dynamics has a net margin of 8.13% compared to Huntington Ingalls Industries' net margin of 4.54%. General Dynamics' return on equity of 17.99% beat Huntington Ingalls Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Huntington Ingalls Industries4.54% 11.34% 4.43% General Dynamics 8.13%17.99%7.21% Which has higher earnings and valuation, HII or GD? General Dynamics has higher revenue and earnings than Huntington Ingalls Industries. Huntington Ingalls Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than General Dynamics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHuntington Ingalls Industries$11.54B0.90$550M$13.3619.80General Dynamics$47.72B1.77$3.78B$14.9021.07 SummaryGeneral Dynamics beats Huntington Ingalls Industries on 17 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Huntington Ingalls Industries News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HII and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HII and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HII vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHuntington Ingalls IndustriesAEROSP/DEFENSE IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.46B$46.79B$27.67B$20.70BDividend Yield2.03%1.14%0.96%3.67%P/E Ratio19.8017.6376.6728.45Price / Sales0.903.596.7656.07Price / Cash11.9025.0036.6123.21Price / Book2.1310.449.064.33Net Income$550M$586.89M$368.78M$996.14M7 Day Performance-1.75%-1.34%0.00%1.98%1 Month Performance6.20%-2.75%0.66%-0.83%1 Year Performance1.97%31.91%52.65%14.36% Huntington Ingalls Industries Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.37 of 5 stars$264.54-0.7%$258.88-2.1%+3.1%$10.46B$11.54B19.8044,000Positive NewsGDGeneral Dynamics4.5958 of 5 stars$312.62+0.6%$315.78+1.0%+8.0%$84.09B$50.27B20.98117,000Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementLDOSLeidos4.5765 of 5 stars$161.12+1.2%$175.15+8.7%+22.3%$20.74B$16.66B16.2148,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionLHXL3Harris Technologies4.61 of 5 stars$277.96-0.1%$279.47+0.5%+16.9%$52.00B$21.37B31.0647,000Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeRTXRTX4.3906 of 5 stars$157.46+0.4%$158.67+0.8%+34.6%$210.77B$83.60B34.61186,000Trending NewsInsider TradeTDYTeledyne Technologies3.302 of 5 stars$552.68+1.5%$576.57+4.3%+33.2%$25.91B$5.67B30.4314,900Positive NewsCWCurtiss-Wright4.0333 of 5 stars$496.71+0.6%$467.14-6.0%+64.9%$18.71B$3.12B44.198,800News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastTXTTextron4.4471 of 5 stars$77.77+0.7%$92.67+19.2%-9.1%$13.86B$13.70B17.6034,000Short Interest ↑AVAVAeroVironment3.7047 of 5 stars$267.95+3.0%$283.55+5.8%+40.3%$13.22B$820.63M172.871,475KTOSKratos Defense & Security Solutions3.5835 of 5 stars$59.50+4.9%$50.08-15.8%+223.4%$9.13B$1.14B457.734,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHXLHexcel2.8427 of 5 stars$60.92+2.3%$63.33+4.0%-2.4%$4.85B$1.88B56.415,894Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GD Alternatives LDOS Alternatives LHX Alternatives RTX Alternatives TDY Alternatives CW Alternatives TXT Alternatives AVAV Alternatives KTOS Alternatives HXL Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HII) was last updated on 8/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour blueprint for crypto wealthMark August 12th on your calendar. 27 of crypto's most successful minds are about to reveal everything…Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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