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Increased Earnings Estimates Seen for Huntington Ingalls (HII): Can It Move Higher? (Revised)

Zacks Equity Research
Updated

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. HII, which is engaged in the designing, building, overhauling, and repairing military ships, could be an interesting play for investors. That is because, not only does the stock have decent short-term momentum, but it is seeing solid activity on the earnings estimate revision front as well.

These positive earnings estimate revisions suggest that analysts are becoming more optimistic on HII’s earnings for the coming quarter and year. In fact, consensus estimates have moved sharply higher for both of these time frames over the past four weeks, suggesting that Huntington Ingalls could be a solid choice for investors.

Current Quarter Estimates for HII

In the past 30 days, two estimates have gone higher for Huntington Ingalls while none have gone lower in the same time period. The trend has been pretty favorable too, with estimates increasing from $3.36 a share 30 days ago, to $4.07 today, a move of 21.1%.

Current Year Estimates for HII

Meanwhile, Huntington Ingalls current year figures are also looking quite promising, with four estimates moving higher in the past month, compared to none lower. The consensus estimate trend has also seen a boost for this time frame, increasing from $13.35 per share 30 days ago to $17.38 per share today, an increase of 30.2%.

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Price and Consensus

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Price and Consensus | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. Quote

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Bottom Line

The stock has also started to move higher lately, adding 5.9% over the past four weeks, suggesting that investors are starting to take note of this impressive story. So, investors may want to consider this Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stock to profit in the near future. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

(We are reissuing this article to correct a mistake. The original article, issued on March 16, 2018, should no longer be relied upon.)


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