Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc [HII] stock is trading at $173.77, up 2.39%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The HII shares have gain 3.58% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -14.21%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc [NYSE: HII] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on November 01, 2024, when TD Cowen downgraded its rating to a Hold but kept the price target unchanged to $180 for it. Previously, Alembic Global Advisors downgraded its rating to Neutral on November 01, 2024, and kept the price target unchanged to $210. On October 10, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Peer Perform. Vertical Research downgraded its rating to a Hold but stick to its price target of $275 on October 10, 2024. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral and raised its price target to $285 on September 09, 2024. Citigroup started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on May 20, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $310. In a note dated January 05, 2024, Barclays downgraded an Equal Weight rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $250 to $280.
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc [HII] stock has fluctuated between $158.88 and $299.50 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $244.83 within the next 12 months. Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc [NYSE: HII] shares were valued at $173.77 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 40.89% based on the average HII price forecast.
Analyzing the HII fundamentals
Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc [NYSE:HII] reported sales of 11.54B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -5.45%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.13% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.05%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.06%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.05%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.13 and Total Capital is 0.06. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.73.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 171.57 points at the first support level, and at 169.37 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 175.24, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 176.72.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.08. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.01, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.28. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.59, the price to book ratio is 1.46 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 12.45.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved SCHIEVELBEIN THOMAS C, Director, that happened on Feb 13 ’25 when 2120.0 shares were purchased. Corp VP & Treasurer, Wyatt D R completed a deal on Nov 11 ’24 to sell 400.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Wyatt D R bought 400.0 shares on Nov 11 ’24.
