Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Expected to Earn Q1 2025 Earnings of $4.57 Per Share (NYSE:HII)

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings of $4.57 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $4.05. The consensus estimate for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ current full-year earnings is $16.36 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Q4 2025 earnings at $4.88 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $5.42 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $21.99 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on HII. Barclays boosted their target price on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $280.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $288.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, March 21st.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Trading Down 1.0 %

Shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries stock opened at $271.22 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $10.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.86, a P/E/G ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 0.60. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $286.03 and its 200-day simple moving average is $256.78. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a 1-year low of $188.51 and a 1-year high of $299.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 0.95 and a quick ratio of 0.89.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 1st. The aerospace company reported $6.90 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.27 by $2.63. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a return on equity of 18.12% and a net margin of 5.95%. The company had revenue of $3.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.78 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $3.07 EPS. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s quarterly revenue was up 13.0% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Huntington Ingalls Industries

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries during the third quarter worth about $25,000. Cranbrook Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Harbour Investments Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 505.6% during the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 109 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries during the fourth quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, American National Bank purchased a new position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries during the first quarter worth about $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Huntington Ingalls Industries

In other Huntington Ingalls Industries news, VP Jennifer R. Boykin sold 2,176 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $272.31, for a total transaction of $592,546.56. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 6,877 shares in the company, valued at $1,872,675.87. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other Huntington Ingalls Industries news, VP Jennifer R. Boykin sold 2,176 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $272.31, for a total transaction of $592,546.56. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 6,877 shares in the company, valued at $1,872,675.87. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CAO Nicolas G. Schuck sold 1,293 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $291.28, for a total value of $376,625.04. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 2,250 shares in the company, valued at $655,380. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 8,472 shares of company stock worth $2,398,345. Insiders own 0.72% of the company’s stock.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 8th. Investors of record on Friday, February 23rd were issued a $1.30 dividend. This represents a $5.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.92%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 22nd. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.41%.

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.