Q1 2025 Earnings Forecast for Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) Issued By Zacks Research

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) – Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries in a report issued on Tuesday, April 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the aerospace company will post earnings of $4.57 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast 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 equities research analysts have also commented on HII. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from $288.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 21st. Barclays lifted their price objective on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $280.00 to $290.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 6th.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Stock Performance

NYSE HII opened at $268.81 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $285.96 and a 200 day moving average price of $256.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 0.95 and a quick ratio of 0.89. The company has a market capitalization of $10.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.72, a PEG ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 0.60. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a 1-year low of $188.51 and a 1-year high of $299.50.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 1st. The aerospace company reported $6.90 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.27 by $2.63. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a net margin of 5.95% and a return on equity of 18.12%. The firm had revenue of $3.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.78 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $3.07 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 23rd were given a $1.30 dividend. This represents a $5.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.93%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 22nd. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s dividend payout ratio is currently 30.41%.

Insider Activity at Huntington Ingalls Industries

In other Huntington Ingalls Industries news, CAO Nicolas G. Schuck sold 1,293 shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries stock in a transaction on Friday, March 1st. The shares were 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 approximately $655,380. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other news, CAO Nicolas G. Schuck sold 1,293 shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries stock in a transaction dated 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 directly owns 2,250 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $655,380. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP D R. Wyatt sold 900 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $263.69, for a total value of $237,321.00. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 19,100 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,036,479. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 8,472 shares of company stock worth $2,398,345. 0.72% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HII. Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 133.8% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,285,139 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $296,456,000 after purchasing an additional 735,356 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 5,658.6% during the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 684,235 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $177,655,000 after acquiring an additional 672,353 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 445.5% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 459,847 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $95,198,000 after acquiring an additional 375,553 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG boosted its holdings in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 124.0% in the first quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 228,968 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $47,401,000 after purchasing an additional 126,740 shares during the period. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 266.4% during the third quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 171,496 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $35,085,000 after purchasing an additional 124,685 shares during the period. 90.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.