Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) – Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII):

• 5/18/2026 – Huntington Ingalls Industries had its price target lowered by Citigroup Inc. from $441.00 to $405.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/18/2026 – Huntington Ingalls Industries was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 5/14/2026 – Huntington Ingalls Industries had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $460.00 to $420.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/10/2026 – Huntington Ingalls Industries was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong-buy” to “buy”.
• 5/6/2026 – Huntington Ingalls Industries was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 5/2/2026 – Huntington Ingalls Industries was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “strong-buy”.
• 4/11/2026 – Huntington Ingalls Industries was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong-buy” to “buy”.
• 4/2/2026 – Huntington Ingalls Industries had its price target lowered by Citigroup Inc. from $465.00 to $441.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/1/2026 – Huntington Ingalls Industries is now covered by Wells Fargo & Company. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $400.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/31/2026 – Huntington Ingalls Industries was upgraded by Wells Fargo & Company to “hold”.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 29th will be issued a $1.38 dividend. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.91%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Huntington Ingalls Industries

In other news, EVP Eric D. Chewning sold 1,700 shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $433.44, for a total value of $736,848.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 1,949 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $844,774.56. The trade was a 46.59% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Chad N. Boudreaux sold 4,400 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $422.45, for a total transaction of $1,858,780.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 20,360 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,601,082. This trade represents a 17.77% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 0.80% of the company’s stock.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) is America’s largest military shipbuilding company and a leading provider of professional services to the U.S. government. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, HII designs, constructs and maintains nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, submarines and other complex vessels for the U.S. Navy. The company’s products include nuclear aircraft carriers, Virginia-class and Columbia-class submarines, as well as amphibious assault ships, destroyers and cutters.

Established in 2011 as a spin-off from Northrop Grumman’s shipbuilding operations, HII traces its heritage to two historic builders: Newport News Shipbuilding, founded in the 19th century, and Ingalls Shipbuilding, founded in 1938.