{
  "id": 4152284,
  "title": "Are Wall Street Analysts Bullish on Huntington Ingalls Stock?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/are-wall-street-analysts-bullish-on-huntington-ingalls-stock",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-28T05:58:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/wall-street-analysts-bullish-huntington-055811270.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII), a prominent shipbuilder with a market cap of $11.7 billion, is currently underperforming relative to the broader market. After rising 7.6% over the past 52 weeks, the stock has fallen 12.6% year-to-date, lagging the S&P 500 Index's 12.9% increase. The defense contractor's underperformance has been attributed to shipyard execution challenges, labor shortages, supply-chain pressures, and the profitability of legacy contracts. However, HII's stock surged 14.1% on July 30 after exceeding Q2 2026 revenue expectations by 10.9% to $3.42 billion and increasing EPS to $5.27. The improved results were driven by higher volumes at Newport News and Ingalls plants, a $6.7 billion increase in new contract awards, and a higher shipbuilding revenue guidance of $10.2 billion - $10.4 billion. Analysts project a 20% year-over-year EPS growth for the fiscal year ending in December 2026, with a consensus rating of \"Moderate Buy\" based on six \"Strong Buy\" ratings and seven \"Hold\" ratings. Bernstein SocGen Group recently raised its price target to $341, representing a 19.7% premium to the stock's current levels, with a potential upside of 48.3%.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}