Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) VP Edmond Jr. Hughes Sells 3,500 Shares

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) VP Edmond Jr. Hughes sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $319.58, for a total transaction of $1,118,530.00. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 8,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,681,595.78. The trade was a 29.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Stock Performance

Huntington Ingalls Industries stock traded down $12.81 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $308.10. 876,529 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 551,507. The company has a current ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $365.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $372.66. The firm has a market cap of $12.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.05, a PEG ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.29. Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $215.04 and a fifty-two week high of $460.00.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.70 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $3.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.02 billion. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a net margin of 4.71% and a return on equity of 12.05%. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s revenue was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $3.79 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. will post 17.29 earnings per share for the current year.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Trading of Huntington Ingalls Industries

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. M&T Bank Corp lifted its stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 205.8% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 40,031 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $13,613,000 after purchasing an additional 26,940 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 31.2% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 12,560 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $3,502,000 after purchasing an additional 2,990 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp lifted its stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 8,712.8% during the third quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 3,437 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $990,000 after purchasing an additional 3,398 shares during the last quarter. Builder Investment Group Inc. ADV acquired a new stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $6,815,000. Finally, Kettle Hill Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 87.3% during the third quarter. Kettle Hill Capital Management LLC now owns 60,816 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $17,510,000 after purchasing an additional 28,347 shares during the last quarter. 90.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on HII. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $421.00 price target on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. 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. TD Cowen reduced their price target on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries from $460.00 to $420.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $400.00 price target for the company. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Huntington Ingalls Industries currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $388.50.

Trending Headlines about Huntington Ingalls Industries

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.

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.