What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for HII FY2025 Earnings?

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research boosted their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in a report issued on Thursday, November 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the aerospace company will earn $14.75 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $14.52. Zacks Research has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ current full-year earnings is $13.99 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Q2 2026 earnings at $4.14 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $4.14 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on HII. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $316.00 to $356.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from $180.00 to $260.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from $235.00 to $295.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, September 7th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $362.00 price target on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in a report on Friday, November 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $318.57.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Stock Down 1.7%

Huntington Ingalls Industries stock opened at $312.48 on Friday. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a fifty-two week low of $158.88 and a fifty-two week high of $330.00. The company has a market cap of $12.26 billion, a PE ratio of 23.39, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.08. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $289.49 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $261.50.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The aerospace company reported $3.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.29 by $0.39. The firm had revenue of $3.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.95 billion. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a net margin of 4.54% and a return on equity of 11.34%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 16.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.56 earnings per share. Huntington Ingalls Industries has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in HII. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 20.7% in the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 92,696 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $18,914,000 after acquiring an additional 15,892 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP grew its position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 152.0% in the first quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 320 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $71,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 91.7% during the first quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,196 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $244,000 after purchasing an additional 572 shares in the last quarter. Sigma Planning Corp raised its position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 36.0% during the 1st quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 2,419 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $494,000 after purchasing an additional 640 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 41.7% in the 1st quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 1,445 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $295,000 after buying an additional 425 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Christopher D. Kastner sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $321.06, for a total value of $4,815,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 68,139 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,876,707.34. This represents a 18.04% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Nicolas G. Schuck sold 466 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $314.36, for a total value of $146,491.76. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 2,418 shares in the company, valued at $760,122.48. This represents a 16.16% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.86% of the company’s stock.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 28th will be given a $1.38 dividend. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.8%. This is an increase from Huntington Ingalls Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.35. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 28th. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s payout ratio is currently 38.12%.

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.