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Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. · end-of-day data as of Nov 13, 2026

Huntington Ingalls
HII · $12.07B
$306.24-0.7%
Nov 13, 2026 · close
$260$280$300$320SepOctNov9:3016:003 months -3.1%Nov 13 · close
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  • PT$346.00 +13.0%
  • ConsensusBuy · 12
  • P/E vs own-15.4%
  • P/E vs sector-39.8%
  • MAs3 of 4
  • MA20×50Golden 8d ago
  • MACD0.82
Neutral
  • Earnings in83d
  • P/E16.5x
  • RSI58
  • Support-2.2%
  • Resistance+3.3%
  • Off 52w high-33.4%
  • Volume0.6x
  • Bollingerupper half
  • News1.00
  • 52w range$255–$460
  • ATR+3.6%
  • Off ATH-33.4%
  • InsidersNone in 90d
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  • Trendbearish
  • Sector▼ -11.7%

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Is Huntington Ingalls a good stock to buy?

Huntington Ingalls is strong on 2 of the 5 questions about the business; weak on advantage and fragility. The price is about usual: 16.5 times its earnings, near its 3-year median of 15.8 (Nov 13, 2026). pretickt does not say whether to buy or sell.

  1. Demand steady
  2. Advantage easy to copy
  3. Economics profits growing
  4. Execution delivers
  5. Fragility fragile
  6. Price about usual
DemandDo people want more of what it sells?steady

HII sales growth revenue growth

+5%a year, for the last 3 years

Huntington Ingalls' sales grew 5% a year for 3 years, to $12.48B in fiscal 2025.

HII analysts' forecast revenue estimates

+9%the sales they expect next fiscal year, on the last

Analysts expect Huntington Ingalls' sales to grow 9% to $13.62B in fiscal 2026 (9 analysts).

HII competitors

pretickt analysis+13%its sales in 12 months, on a year before

Huntington Ingalls' sales grew 13% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, faster than Curtiss-Wright (+11%) and Textron (+9%), slower than Woodward (+22%) and BWX (+18%).

HII sales by business revenue by segment

52%of its sales from Newport News Shipbuilding

Newport News Shipbuilding brought Huntington Ingalls 52% of its sales in fiscal 2025; Ingalls 24%.

Advantage moatIs it hard to copy?easy to copy

HII margin on each sale gross margin

13%left after making the product

Huntington Ingalls kept 13% of each sale after making the product in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026; its competitors' median is 26%.

EconomicsDoes it make good money?profits growing

HII profit per share

+10%in its last fiscal year

Huntington Ingalls' earnings per share grew 10% in fiscal 2025, to $15.37.

ExecutionDoes it deliver what it promises?delivers

HII earnings vs estimates

7 of 8quarters above the analysts' estimate

Huntington Ingalls beat the analysts' profit estimate in 7 of its last 8 quarters, the latest on Oct 29, 2026.

HII insider selling

-$10.65Msold, net, by its executives in 12 months

Huntington Ingalls' executives and directors sold a net $10.65M of shares in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026; none bought.

HII number of employees

0%about as many people as a year before

Huntington Ingalls had 44,000 employees at the end of fiscal 2025, about as many as a year before.

HII CEO pay

$14.1Mfor fiscal 2023, 41% of it in stock and options

Huntington Ingalls paid its CEO $14.1M for fiscal 2023, 41% of it in stock and options.

Fragility risksCould something break it?fragile

HII financial health Altman Z-score

2.9Altman Z-score, safe above 3

Huntington Ingalls' Altman Z-score is 2.9 (Nov 13, 2026), between 1.8 and 3, the grey zone.

HII biggest customers

81%of sales from its biggest customer

U.S. Navy made 81% of Huntington Ingalls' sales in fiscal 2025.

HII shareholders institutional ownership

pretickt analysis
  • Vanguard11.7% ▲
  • BlackRock8.5% ▲
  • State Street7.4% ▲
837institutions hold it; the largest added shares

837 institutions hold 90% of Huntington Ingalls' shares (Jun 30, 2026); Vanguard, BlackRock and State Street added shares that quarter.

Price valuationIs the price reasonable?about usual

HII price vs profit P/E ratio

16.5×a year's earnings

Huntington Ingalls' P/E ratio is 16.5 (Nov 13, 2026), near its 3-year median of 15.8.

HII price vs competitors

pretickt analysis16.5×a year's earnings, against its competitors

Investors pay 16.5 times Huntington Ingalls' earnings (Nov 13, 2026), more than for Textron (15.1), less than for Woodward (36.7), Curtiss-Wright (31.5) and BWX (30.1).

HII analysts' target price target

+13%to their average target

Analysts' average price target for Huntington Ingalls is $346, 13% above the Nov 13, 2026 close of $306.24.

What is Huntington Ingalls' P/E ratio?

Huntington Ingalls' P/E ratio is 16.5 (Nov 13, 2026), near its 3-year median of 15.8. Investors pay 16.5 times Huntington Ingalls' earnings (Nov 13, 2026), more than for Textron (15.1), less than for Woodward (36.7), Curtiss-Wright (31.5) and BWX (30.1).

Who are Huntington Ingalls' biggest competitors?

pretickt compares Huntington Ingalls with BWX, Textron, Curtiss-Wright and Woodward. Huntington Ingalls' sales grew 13% in the 12 months to Sep 30, 2026, faster than Curtiss-Wright (+11%) and Textron (+9%), slower than Woodward (+22%) and BWX (+18%).

Are insiders selling Huntington Ingalls stock?

Huntington Ingalls' executives and directors sold a net $10.65M of shares in the 12 months to Nov 13, 2026; none bought.

How does Huntington Ingalls make money?

Newport News Shipbuilding brought Huntington Ingalls 52% of its sales in fiscal 2025; Ingalls 24%.

Who owns Huntington Ingalls stock?

837 institutions hold 90% of Huntington Ingalls' shares (Jun 30, 2026); Vanguard, BlackRock and State Street added shares that quarter.

How many employees does Huntington Ingalls have?

Huntington Ingalls had 44,000 employees at the end of fiscal 2025, about as many as a year before.

Who are Huntington Ingalls' biggest customers?

U.S. Navy made 81% of Huntington Ingalls' sales in fiscal 2025.

From the companies' statements (FMP), their filings read by pretickt, the analysts and the insiders, as of Nov 13, 2026. Each card says what a fact means for its question, never what to do with the stock: for information only, not investment advice.