Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc (HII): A Case For Going Higher

After Hours

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Stocks Info

This NYSE-listed company operates within the Aerospace & Defense industry segment, falling under the Industrials sector. The current market capitalization of Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc is $8.63B. A total of 1.15 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 814.21K shares.

In the most recent transaction, Schuck Nicolas G sold 750 shares of HII for 189.56 per share on Mar 06 ’25. After the transaction, the Corp VP, Controller & CAO now owns 2,884 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 06 ’25, Schuck Nicolas G bought 750 shares at 189.53 per share.

Among the insiders who bought shares, DONALD KIRKLAND H acquired of 575 shares on Feb 27 ’25 at a per-share price of $173.62. This resulted in the Director holding 575 shares of HII after the transaction. In another insider transaction, WELCH JOHN K bought 1,000 shares at $174.92 per share on Feb 26 ’25. Company shares held by the Director now total 2,545.

Dividend

The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc pays an annual dividend of $5.30, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.41%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.76. HII’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.8% when it declared a $1.35 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/28/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/29/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.16%. The HII stock dividend was $1.35 per share in cash.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, HII has a high of $285.81 and a low of $158.88.

As of this writing, HII has an earnings estimate of $2.82 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 9.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $3.28 per share and a lower estimate of $1.91.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. HII’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $627.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $3.49B in debt and $2.43B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $119.25, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.81B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for HII is Buy with a score of 2.90.

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