What is Wolfe Research’s Forecast for HII Q3 Earnings?

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) – Equities researchers at Wolfe Research raised their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 5th. Wolfe Research analyst M. Walton now anticipates that the aerospace company will earn $4.56 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $4.30. The consensus estimate for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ current full-year earnings is $17.33 per share. Wolfe Research also issued estimates for Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Q4 2026 earnings at $4.68 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $18.59 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $21.41 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $23.68 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on HII. Wells Fargo & Company initiated coverage on Huntington Ingalls Industries in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $400.00 target price for the company. Wall Street Zen lowered Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday. TD Cowen upped their target price on Huntington Ingalls Industries from $440.00 to $460.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Bank of America upgraded Huntington Ingalls Industries from an “underperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their target price for the company from $300.00 to $400.00 in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered Huntington Ingalls Industries from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Huntington Ingalls Industries presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $383.22.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Stock Up 5.2%

Shares of NYSE:HII opened at $334.15 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. Huntington Ingalls Industries has a 52-week low of $215.04 and a 52-week high of $460.00. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $390.21 and its 200-day simple moving average is $371.21. The company has a market capitalization of $13.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.74, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.29.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The aerospace company reported $3.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.70 by $0.09. Huntington Ingalls Industries had a return on equity of 12.05% and a net margin of 4.71%.The business had revenue of $3.10 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.02 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $3.79 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 13.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced 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. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 29th. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.7%. Huntington Ingalls Industries’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 35.91%.

Insider Transactions at Huntington Ingalls Industries

In related news, VP Chad N. Boudreaux sold 4,400 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $422.45, for a total value of $1,858,780.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 20,360 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,601,082. This represents a 17.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Eric D. Chewning sold 1,700 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $433.44, for a total value of $736,848.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 1,949 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $844,774.56. This represents a 46.59% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Corporate insiders own 0.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of HII. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 38,526.6% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,986,567 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $675,572,000 after buying an additional 1,981,424 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 85.0% during the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,085,619 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $369,186,000 after buying an additional 498,690 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its holdings in Huntington Ingalls Industries by 32.1% during the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,646,733 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $560,004,000 after buying an additional 400,428 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its holdings in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 588.1% in the 4th 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 holdings in shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries by 390.2% in the 4th 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. Institutional investors own 90.46% of the company’s stock.

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.