Legal & General Group Plc Reduces Stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. $HII

Legal & General Group Plc lowered its holdings in Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) by 17.7% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 64,264 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 13,865 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc’s holdings in Huntington Ingalls Industries were worth $21,854,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. TriaGen Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. TriaGen Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,971 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $670,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the period. CI Investments Inc. lifted its holdings in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 16.7% in the 3rd quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 231 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $67,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the period. Intrust Bank NA lifted its holdings in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Intrust Bank NA now owns 821 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $279,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the period. Oakworth Capital Inc. lifted its holdings in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Oakworth Capital Inc. now owns 2,205 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $750,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the period. Finally, Signaturefd LLC lifted its holdings in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,280 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $435,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Stock Performance

Shares of HII stock opened at $308.10 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $12.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.30 and a beta of 0.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.19. Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. has a one year low of $215.04 and a one year high of $460.00. The company’s 50-day moving average is $363.35 and its 200 day moving average is $372.58.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.70 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $3.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.02 billion. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a net margin of 4.71% and a return on equity of 12.05%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $3.79 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts expect that Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. will post 17.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 12th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th will be given a $1.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 29th. This represents a $5.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.8%. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s dividend payout ratio is 35.91%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently commented on HII. Wall Street Zen cut Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $400.00 price target on the stock. Bank of America raised Huntington Ingalls Industries from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $300.00 to $400.00 in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from $441.00 to $405.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $388.50.

More Huntington Ingalls Industries News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Alembic Global Advisors raised its FY2026 and FY2027 EPS estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries, signaling improving expectations for future profitability.
• Positive Sentiment: Melius Research increased its Q3 2026 EPS forecast for HII, adding to the view that earnings may strengthen later in the year.
• Positive Sentiment: Alembic also lifted its Q4 2026 EPS estimate, reinforcing optimism about the company’s second-half earnings trajectory.
• Neutral Sentiment: HII presented at Bernstein’s 42nd Annual Strategic Decisions Conference, which may have helped keep the company in focus for investors. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Broader defense-sector news around U.S. policy toward Iran and sanctions was also in the mix, but it appears to be a secondary macro factor rather than a direct company-specific driver. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the analyst optimism, the stock has been under pressure and is trading below its recent moving averages, suggesting investors remain cautious about execution and near-term momentum.
• Negative Sentiment: Melius and Alembic both trimmed their Q2 2026 EPS estimates, which points to some near-term softness even as later-period forecasts improved.

Insider Activity at Huntington Ingalls Industries

In other Huntington Ingalls Industries news, VP Chad N. Boudreaux sold 4,400 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $422.45, for a total transaction of $1,858,780.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 20,360 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,601,082. This trade represents a 17.77% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, VP Edmond E. Jr. Hughes sold 3,500 shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries stock in a transaction 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 directly owned 8,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,681,595.78. The trade was a 29.43% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 9,600 shares of company stock valued at $3,714,158. 0.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Huntington Ingalls Industries 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.