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HIIHuntington Ingalls Industries, Sell5.2·$300.70+1.02%
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Huntington Ingalls Industries, (HII) Stock Analysis

SellModerate Confidence

Industrials · Aerospace & Defense

Sell if holding. Momentum 4.4/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $300.70 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Concentration risk — Customer: U.S. Navy (81.0%); Weak growth.

Huntington Ingalls Industries is America's largest shipbuilder, operating Ingalls Shipbuilding (non-nuclear ships for Navy and Coast Guard), Newport News Shipbuilding (nuclear aircraft carriers and submarines as sole or one of two builders), and Mission Technologies (defense IT,... Read more

$300.70+12.3% A.UpsideScore 5.2/10#32 of 47 Aerospace & Defense
QualityF-score6 / 9FCF yield5.41%
IncomeYield1.85%(5y avg 2.12%)Payout35.48%sustainable
Stop $283.73Target $337.48(analyst − 13%)A.R:R 2.2:1
Analyst target$387.91+29.0%11 analysts
$337.48our TP
$300.70price
$387.91mean
$435

Sell if holding. Momentum 4.4/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $300.70 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Concentration risk — Customer: U.S. Navy (81.0%); Weak growth. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 7/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 44d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: moderate.

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About Huntington Ingalls Industries,

About Huntington Ingalls Industries,

HII is America's largest shipbuilder and the only company capable of building, refueling, and inactivating U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, with approximately 81% of 2025 revenues generated from the U.S. Navy alone. The company employs over 44,000 people at its Ingalls shipbuilding facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and the Newport News shipyard in Virginia. Active contracts include the Gerald R. Ford-class Enterprise (CVN 80) at 50% construction completion in 2025 and multi-year awards totaling $15.4 billion for Enterprise and Doris Miller (CVN 81).

HII generates revenue through long-term cost-type and fixed-price incentive contracts with the U.S. Government. In 2025, approximately 50% of revenues came from cost-type contracts and 46% from fixed-price incentive contracts, with the remainder from time-and-material and firm-fixed-price work. The Ingalls segment builds non-nuclear ships—amphibious assault ships (LHAs, LPDs) and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers (DDG 51)—for which HII is one of only two qualified shipbuilders alongside General Dynamics. Newport News is the exclusive nuclear carrier builder and a co-builder of Virginia-class (SSN 774) fast attack submarines under a teaming agreement with Electric Boat, a General Dynamics division. Mission Technologies provides C5ISR, cyber, AI, and unmanned systems capabilities. The principal cost risks on fixed-price programs are inflation, tariffs, labor shortages, and supplier issues; U.S. Government contracts sometimes permit cost recovery through equitable adjustment requests, though the government may dispute or lack funding to cover them.

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HII's dependence on U.S. Navy appropriations—81% of revenues in 2025—ties performance directly to annual Congressional budget cycles and continuing resolutions. The 10-K discloses that a partial federal government shutdown occurred in October 2025, and continuing resolutions restrict production increases and new program starts. Fixed-price incentive contracts (46% of revenues) amplify this exposure: inflation, tariffs, and labor shortages have caused contract cost growth in the past and may continue to do so, and if the company cannot recover those increases, operating income declines. In some cases, only one supplier exists for certain components, and a sole source supplier's failure to deliver on time could further escalate costs on time-sensitive naval programs.

See also: Industrials · Aerospace & Defense

From Huntington Ingalls Industries, 's most recent 10-K filing, extracted June 10, 2026.

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Recent developments

updated 2026-06-15
TrendMatrix Research · upcoming catalyst calendar

Upcoming dated catalysts

Thu, Jul 30, 202644d to earnings· next earnings call

Thesis

Rewards
Strong earnings beat streak (4/4)
Risks
Concentration risk — Customer: U.S. Navy (81.0%)
Weak growth

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)19.3
P/E (Fwd)14.6
Mkt Cap$11.7B
EV/EBITDA12.7
Profit Mgn4.7%
ROE12.2%
Rev Growth13.4%
Beta0.23
Dividend1.85%
Rating analysts17

Quality Signals

Piotroski F6/9MoatNarrow

Options Flow

P/C0.73neutral
IV56%elevated
Max Pain$600+99.5% vs spot

Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)

  • HIGHCustomerU.S. Navy81%
    10-K Item 1: 'In 2025, 2024, and 2023, approximately 81%, 80%, and 81%, respectively, of our revenues were generated from the U.S. Navy.'

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Rating Breakdown

1 floor-breaker

Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static

Earnings Growth
2.0
Revenue Growth
5.8
GatesMomentum 4.4<4.5A.R:R 2.2 ≥ 1.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsNEWS EVENTS NONE RECENTEARNINGS PROXIMITY 44d clearSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARSuitability: Moderate
RSI
38 · Neutral
20D MA 50D MA 200D MADEATH CROSSSupport $287.43Resistance $330.36

Price Targets

$284
$337
A.Upside+12.2%
A.R:R2.2:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0.5%
Max %1%
RegimeSteady

Risk Alerts

! momentum at 4.4 (below the engine's 4.5 threshold)

Earnings

B
B
B
B
4/4 beats
Next Earnings2026-07-30 (44d)

Verdict History

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Frequently Asked Questions
Is HII stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Momentum 4.4/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $300.70 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Concentration risk — Customer: U.S. Navy (81.0%); Weak growth. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $283.73. Score 5.2/10, moderate confidence.

What is the HII stock price target?

Take-profit target: $337.48 (+12.3% upside). Prior stop was $283.73. Stop-loss: $283.73.

What are the risks of investing in HII?

Concentration risk — Customer: U.S. Navy (81.0%); Weak growth.

Is HII overvalued or undervalued?

Huntington Ingalls Industries, trades at a P/E of 19.3 (forward 14.6). TrendMatrix value score: 6.9/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about HII?

17 analysts cover HII with a consensus score of 3.6/5. Average price target: $388.

What does Huntington Ingalls Industries, do?Huntington Ingalls Industries is America's largest shipbuilder, operating Ingalls Shipbuilding (non-nuclear ships for...

Huntington Ingalls Industries is America's largest shipbuilder, operating Ingalls Shipbuilding (non-nuclear ships for Navy and Coast Guard), Newport News Shipbuilding (nuclear aircraft carriers and submarines as sole or one of two builders), and Mission Technologies (defense IT, cyber, C5ISR). Approximately 81% of 2025 revenues came from the U.S. Navy, with substantially all revenues from U.S. Government customers.

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