Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Forecasted to Post Q2 2025 Earnings of $4.81 Per Share (NYSE:HII)

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings of $4.81 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $4.76. 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’ Q3 2025 earnings at $4.78 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $19.03 EPS.

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

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on HII. Barclays upped their target price on shares of 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. upped their target price on shares of 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 Stock Performance

NYSE HII opened at $268.81 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $285.96 and its 200-day moving average is $256.86. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a 12-month low of $188.51 and a 12-month high of $299.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The firm has a market cap of $10.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 0.60.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Huntington Ingalls Industries

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Cranbrook Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries during the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Harbour Investments Inc. boosted its position in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 505.6% during the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 109 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 91 shares during the period. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries during the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, American National Bank purchased a new stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries during the 1st quarter valued at $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, VP D R. Wyatt sold 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $288.56, for a total value of $144,280.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 18,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,367,216. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In other Huntington Ingalls Industries news, CAO Nicolas G. Schuck sold 1,293 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $291.28, for a total transaction of $376,625.04. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now owns 2,250 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $655,380. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, VP D R. Wyatt sold 500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $288.56, for a total transaction of $144,280.00. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 18,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,367,216. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 8,472 shares of company stock valued at $2,398,345. Corporate 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. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 23rd were paid a $1.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, February 22nd. This represents a $5.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.93%. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.