Militia Capital Management LLC Purchases Shares of 4,000 Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. $HII

Militia Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 4,000 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,520,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 38,526.6% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,986,567 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $675,572,000 after purchasing an additional 1,981,424 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 85.0% in the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,085,619 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $369,186,000 after purchasing an additional 498,690 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its position in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 32.1% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,646,733 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $560,004,000 after purchasing an additional 400,428 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 588.1% in the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 351,879 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $119,663,000 after purchasing an additional 300,740 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 390.2% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 285,339 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $97,036,000 after purchasing an additional 227,126 shares during the last quarter. 90.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Huntington Ingalls Industries

Here are the key news stories impacting Huntington Ingalls Industries this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q2 results significantly exceeded expectations. HII reported adjusted earnings of $5.27 per share versus the $3.79 consensus estimate, while revenue rose 10.9% year over year to $3.42 billion, above expectations of $3.15 billion. Huntington Ingalls Industries Q2 earnings report
• Positive Sentiment: Shipbuilding demand and backlog strengthened the outlook. Higher ship volumes supported quarterly growth, while new awards lifted backlog to approximately $57.3 billion. Management also forecast fiscal 2026 revenue of $13.2 billion to $13.6 billion, above the roughly $13.0 billion analyst consensus. HII Q2 earnings surpass estimates
• Positive Sentiment: A major submarine-contract opportunity adds long-term visibility. Newport News Shipbuilding, HII’s division, is expected to play a large role in $76.6 billion of U.S. Navy submarine contracts, reinforcing the company’s strategic importance and future workload. Huntington Ingalls awarded Navy submarine contracts
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts became more constructive. Citigroup raised its price target from $349 to $379 and assigned a “buy” rating, while Wolfe Research upgraded HII to “outperform” with a $364 target. These targets imply additional upside based on the referenced share price.
• Neutral Sentiment: HII declared a quarterly dividend of $1.38 per share, payable September 11 to shareholders of record August 28. The dividend supports shareholder returns but is unlikely to be the primary driver of the current move.
• Negative Sentiment: Some commentary cautioned that operational improvements may not translate into rapid growth, highlighting execution and capacity constraints as risks despite the stronger backlog and contract pipeline. Huntington Ingalls operations and growth analysis

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Huntington Ingalls Industries news, VP Edmond E. Jr. Hughes sold 3,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $319.58, for a total value of $1,118,530.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 8,391 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,681,595.78. This trade represents a 29.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.80% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have issued reports on HII shares. TD Cowen cut their price target on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from $420.00 to $360.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Citigroup boosted their target price on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $349.00 to $379.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Weiss Ratings cut Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wolfe Research upgraded Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $364.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $376.22.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Price Performance

HII stock opened at $327.24 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.50, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.24. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $290.91 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $358.85. The company has a current ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. has a 12-month low of $259.00 and a 12-month high of $460.00.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The aerospace company reported $5.27 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.79 by $1.48. The company had revenue of $3.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.15 billion. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a net margin of 5.01% and a return on equity of 12.89%. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $3.86 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts predict that Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. will post 17.31 earnings per share for the current year.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 28th will be given a dividend of $1.38 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 28th. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.7%. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s dividend payout ratio is presently 32.90%.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Company Profile

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.