Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What HII does

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) designs, builds, overhauls, and repairs military ships in the United States. It operates through three segments: Ingalls, Newport News, and Mission Technologies. The company constructs non-nuclear ships such as amphibious assault ships, surface combatants, and national security cutters for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard, and it also provides nuclear-powered ships like aircraft carriers and submarines along with refueling, overhaul, and inactivation services. In addition, HII offers naval nuclear support services and advanced capabilities including C5ISR systems, artificial intelligence and machine learning for battlefield decisions, cyberspace strategies, electronic warfare, uncrewed autonomous systems, and platform modernization.

Key numbers explained

• The price of 269.8 USD is the most recent trading price of one share.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 16.1 shows how much investors pay per dollar of the company's last 12 months of earnings; a lower number can suggest the stock is cheaper relative to earnings.
• The forward P/E ratio of 12.9 uses expected future earnings and is often compared with the trailing P/E to see whether the market expects growth or decline.
• The dividend yield of 2.04% tells you the annual cash dividend as a percentage of the current share price, representing the income return if the dividend stays the same.
• The ex-dividend date of Aug 28, 2026 is the cutoff: you must own the stock before this date to receive the next dividend payment.
• The beta of 0.23 indicates that HII's share price tends to move much less than the overall market, which is typical for large defense contractors.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 55.3% measures financial leverage; it shows how much debt the company uses compared to shareholders' equity.
• The price-to-book ratio of 2 means the market values HII at roughly twice its accounting book value.

Recent news

• Bernstein adjusted its price target for HII to $327 from $341 while maintaining a Market Perform rating.
• HII expanded its unmanned production facility by 25% to meet growing global maritime demand.
• HII was highlighted as the best performer among defense contractors in Q2 earnings coverage.
• Articles noted that HII could be 44% undervalued after its AI vessel expansion.
• Ingalls Shipbuilding's virtual reality welding lab surpassed 1,000 trainees.

What to watch

HII is part of the S&P 500, so broad market moves can affect its share price. Because it builds ships for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard, changes in defense budgets and federal procurement cycles are important. The company's exposure to nuclear-powered vessels and advanced technologies like AI and unmanned systems means it can be influenced by shifts in military modernization priorities. Investors also compare HII with peers such as Paccar (PCAR), which operates in a different but related industrial space.