Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc shares valued at $954,730 were purchased by Stanage Nick L on Aug 29 ’25. At $272.78 per share, Stanage Nick L acquired 3,500 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 3,500 shares worth approximately $1.0 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Harker Victoria D sold 1,000 shares, netting a total of over 268,630 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $268.63 each, the insider now holds 3,379 shares.
Before that, Green Edgar A III had sold 4,207 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,117,427, the Ex VP, Pres. HII Mission Tech traded Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc shares for $265.64 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,207 shares, worth approximately $2.01 million.
As published in a research note from TD Cowen on July 10, 2025, Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc [HII] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $300. Analysts at Alembic Global Advisors upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid May. As of April 11, 2025, Goldman has increased its “Sell” rating to a “Buy” for HII. Earlier on November 01, 2024, TD Cowen downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for HII stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing HII Stock Performance
On last trading session, Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc [NYSE: HII] plunged -2.39% to $284.96. The stock’s lowest price that day was $278.64, but it reached a high of $295.4913 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.02%. Over the course of the year, Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc shares have jumped approximately 9.86%.
Is Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-09-30 dropping by 99187.0 shares to 1.51 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-29 was 1.61 million shares. A decline of -6.56% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.17 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.17.
Which companies own the most shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc (HII)?
In terms of Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 249.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -14.54% from the previous closing price of $291.94. Analysts anticipate Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc stock to reach 264 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 235. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On November 01, 2024, Alembic Global Advisors assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $210.
