Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc (NYSE: HII) has seen a rise in its stock price by 1.82 in relation to its previous close of 217.93. However, the company has experienced a 2.92% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-04-24 that Huntington Ingalls (HII) doesn’t possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Is It Worth Investing in Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc (NYSE: HII) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc (NYSE: HII) is 15.90x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for HII is 0.29. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HII is 38.89M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.49% of that float. On April 25, 2025, HII’s average trading volume was 851.75K shares.
HII’s Market Performance
HII’s stock has seen a 2.92% increase for the week, with a 7.59% rise in the past month and a 8.70% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.00%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.87% for Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 7.22% for HII stock, with a simple moving average of -0.15% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HII
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HII stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for HII by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for HII in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $234 based on the research report published on April 11, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HII reach a price target of $180. The rating they have provided for HII stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on November 01st, 2024.
Alembic Global Advisors gave a rating of “Neutral” to HII, setting the target price at $210 in the report published on November 01st of the previous year.
HII Trading at 14.03% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HII to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -22.36% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.87%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.00%, as shares surge +9.17% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +32.26% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HII rose by +2.92%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -8.68% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $206.96. In addition, Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc saw 17.43% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HII starting from Schuck Nicolas G, who sale 750 shares at the price of $189.56 back on Mar 06 ’25. After this action, Schuck Nicolas G now owns 2,884 shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc, valued at $142,166 using the latest closing price.
Schuck Nicolas G, the Officer of Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc, proposed sale 750 shares at $189.53 during a trade that took place back on Mar 06 ’25, which means that Schuck Nicolas G is holding shares at $142,149 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HII
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.13 for the gross margin
The net margin for Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 12.56, with 4.49 for asset returns.
Based on Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc (HII), the company’s capital structure generated 0.42 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.12. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.73. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.51.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 535.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.42. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.98. The receivables turnover for the company is 54.41for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.95. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.08.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc (HII) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
