HIIIndustrials · Aerospace & DefenseThe 12 Wall Street analysts covering Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $365 — +25.9% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 79 of 100 as at 5 Nov 2026 — inside the top quartile. Here, the model and the Street point the same way.
Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.
Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested
Revisions (94): Analysts have, on balance, been raising their forecasts.
Accruals (36): A large share of reported profit has not shown up as cash, or the balance sheet is expanding quickly — both tend to unwind.
Size (14): Larger than most of the companies we track — more scrutinised, less often mispriced.
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The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on HII, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.
Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
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The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +25.9% from it.
Of the 20 most recent actions, 4 moved their price target up and 4 moved it down.
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 2026 | Bernstein | Maintains | Market Perform | $304 → $352 |
| 3 Nov 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Neutral | $370 → $375 |
| 14 Oct 2026 | Bernstein | Maintains | Market Perform | $327 → $304 |
| 9 Oct 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintains | Buy | $360 → $340 |
| 23 Sept 2026 | Bernstein | Maintains | Market Perform | — |
| 23 Sept 2026 | Bernstein | Maintains | Market Perform | $341 → $327 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Equal-Weight | $325 → $340 |
| 4 Aug 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Equal-Weight | — |
| 31 July 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains | Buy | $349 → $379 |
| 31 July 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 13 July 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintains | Buy | $420 → $360 |
| 13 July 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 1 July 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 18 May 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 14 May 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 2 Apr 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 1 Apr 2026 | Wells Fargo | Initiates | Equal-Weight | — |
| 6 Mar 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 12 Feb 2026 | B of A Securities | Upgrade | Neutral | — |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains | Buy | — |
Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
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Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.
Over the twelve months to 5 Nov 2026, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. returned −4.1% against +9.3% for the S&P 500, dividends included.
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Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.
A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.
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Higher than 77% of US dividend payers
Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.
The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. has a market value of $12.0B and an enterprise value of $14.5B.
Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $13.2B. The latest quarter grew 10.8% year on year.
Net income over the same four quarters: $661.0M, a 5.0% net margin.
Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $16.78.
Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: −$85.0M, after $432.0M of capital spending.
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. spent $216.0M on dividends in the twelve months to 30 June 2026.
Trailing P/E: 16.4×; forward P/E: 14.9× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.
Forward dividend yield: 1.82%, paying out 30% of earnings.
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. employs 46,000 people — $287K of revenue per employee.
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Zacks Investment Research presents HII as a top-ranked momentum stock and points readers to Zacks Style Scores as a way to identify stocks with strong market performance.
Why it matters — HII watchers may note the article’s momentum-focused framing and its reference to Zacks’ stock-ranking approach.
HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding completed builder’s sea trials for Harrisburg (LPD 30), the first Flight II ship in the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock program. Tests covered propulsion, steering, ship-control systems, communications, mission systems and combat-systems integration.
Why it matters — The trial completion is a program milestone for HII’s construction of the Flight II ship.
Zacks Investment Research highlighted Huntington Ingalls in an article about its Focus List, describing the list as a way to find top-rated stocks and build an investment portfolio.
Why it matters — The article’s focus-list framing presents HII in a favorable context for investors following the company.
A Seeking Alpha article rates Huntington Ingalls Industries Buy, citing its $86.2 billion backlog, role in the U.S. Navy, and reported revenue and net income growth in the first nine months of 2026. It also says HII trades at a discount to peers and estimates potential upside based on valuation multiples.
Why it matters — The article highlights HII’s backlog, recent growth and relative valuation as key points for investors tracking the company.
HII and Thales demonstrated an end-to-end autonomous mine countermeasure capability using Expeditionary PathMaster.
Why it matters — The demonstration highlights HII's work with Thales on autonomous mine countermeasure capabilities.
The 12 Wall Street analysts covering Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $365, with estimates ranging from $281 to $406. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
Of the 12 analysts covering Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc., 6 rate it a Buy, 6 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 79 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 5 Nov 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.
As at 5 Nov 2026, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. ranks 79 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Revisions (94 of 100).
No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 12 analysts implies +25.9% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 79 out of 100 as at 5 Nov 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.
No analyst covering Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for HII are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $281 to $406 over the next 12 months.
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. returned -4.1% over the 12 months to 5 Nov 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. is a U.S.
The most recent item we track (Zacks Investment Research, 4 Nov 2026): "Huntington Ingalls (HII) is a Top-Ranked Momentum Stock: Should You Buy?". Zacks Investment Research presents HII as a top-ranked momentum stock and points readers to Zacks Style Scores as a way to identify stocks with strong market performance.
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. is a U.S. defense and industrial company specializing in military shipbuilding and mission-critical technology services. The company designs, builds, overhauls, and repairs nuclear and non-nuclear naval vessels, including aircraft carriers, submarines, amphibious ships, destroyers, and coast guard cutters. Its operations are organized around shipbuilding and technology-focused segments that support the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Coast Guard, and other government customers. Huntington Ingalls Industries also provides defense-related services such as cyber, intelligence, unmanned systems, fleet sustainment, nuclear and environmental services, and other advanced mission support capabilities. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia, the company plays a central role in the U.S. maritime defense supply chain and serves as a major provider of ship construction, maintenance, and government services.
CEO Mr. Christopher Douglas Kastner · 46,000 employees · United States · https://www.hii.com
