HII Celebrates One Year of Newport News Shipbuilding Operations in Goose Creek
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
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- Production Targets Surpassed: Since the asset acquisition in January 2025, NNS has delivered its first unit within the first 40 days at the South Carolina facility, exceeding production targets for 2025, demonstrating the company's strong capability in supporting U.S. Navy programs.
- Strategic Location Advantage: The NNS Charleston Operations spans 45 acres with over 480,000 square feet of manufacturing space, strategically situated within South Carolina's rapidly growing maritime ecosystem, providing expansion capacity and increasing access to a skilled workforce.
- Distributed Shipbuilding Initiative: HII is advancing its distributed shipbuilding initiative by partnering with 23 shipyards and fabricators to increase shipbuilding throughput, addressing the rising demand for submarines and aircraft carriers, showcasing the company's strategic positioning in the defense sector.
- International Collaboration Exploration: HII is forging partnerships with international manufacturers to explore the possibility of adding an additional shipyard in the U.S. to further expand its shipbuilding capacity, ensuring it can meet national security demands.
Analyst Views on HII
Wall Street analysts forecast HII stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for HII is 344.80 USD with a low forecast of 300.00 USD and a high forecast of 376.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
6 Analyst Rating
4 Buy
1 Hold
1 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 422.680
Low
300.00
Averages
344.80
High
376.00
Current: 422.680
Low
300.00
Averages
344.80
High
376.00
About HII
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. is a global, all-domain defense provider. The Company delivers ships and all-domain solutions in service of the nation. It delivers critical capabilities extending from ships to unmanned systems, cyber, ISR, AI/ML and synthetic training. It operates through three segments: Ingalls Shipbuilding (Ingalls), Newport News Shipbuilding (Newport News), and Mission Technologies. Through its Ingalls segment, the Company designs and constructs non-nuclear ships for the United States Navy and Coast Guard, including amphibious assault ships, expeditionary warfare ships, surface combatants, and national security cutters (NSC). The core business of its Newport News segment is designing and constructing nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines, and the refueling and overhaul and the inactivation of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. The Company’s Mission Technologies segment develops integrated solutions that enable connected, all-domain force.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
