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Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
4 Reasons to Buy Huntington Ingalls Industries Stock Like There's No Tomorrow
Shares of Huntington Ingalls Industries have rallied at the start of 2025 as the Trump administration aims to revitalize U.S. military shipbuilding funding. The company expects to receive more than $50 billion in new contract awards over the next 20 months, adding to its extensive order backlog. The stock is well positioned for further gains, supported by solid fundamentals. 10 stocks we like better than Huntington Ingalls Industries › Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) has emerged as a stock market outperformer in 2025, rewarding shareholders with a solid 21% return year to date as of this writing. The defense contractor, recognized as the largest military shipbuilder in the United States, is set to capitalize on several growth tailwinds. The new Trump administration has proposed increased funding for domestic shipbuilding programs, which directly benefits the company's unique market positioning. The company's outlook is further bolstered by an extensive order backlog set to drive increasing earnings. Here are four reasons I believe shares of Huntington Ingalls are a great buy for your portfolio now. U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and nuclear-powered submarines are modern engineering marvels of unparalleled complexity, with Huntington Ingalls Industries leading innovation in the field. The company's Newport News Shipyard is the only U.S. facility capable of constructing Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers, among the most technologically advanced warships globally. Huntington Ingalls' shipbuilding division also constructs Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and San Antonio-class amphibious ships, essential for surface combat and troop deployment. Additionally, the company's Mission Technologies division develops uncrewed undersea vehicles (SUUV) like the Lionfish, alongside cybersecurity solutions and AI-driven autonomous systems, highlighting its diverse defense offerings. This critical role in producing key defense assets positions Huntington Ingalls as an indispensable partner to the U.S. Department of Defense, enhancing its appeal as a potential investment. A major theme in the new Trump administration has been revitalizing U.S. military strength to counter China's advancements in high-tech systems like hypersonic missiles and AI-enhanced naval technologies. President Trump outlined plans to boost shipbuilding for national security and economic growth during a joint address to Congress in February. This was followed by an Executive Order in April titled "Restoring America's Maritime Dominance" aimed at strengthening domestic shipbuilding capabilities, enhancing maritime workforce training, and ensuring adequate commercial vessel capacity for national security. Huntington Ingalls Industries should benefit from these policy directives. With a current $48 billion order backlog, Huntington Ingalls Industries now expects more than $50 billion in additional awards in the next 20 months, adding to its growth runway and earnings potential. In the first quarter (for the period ended March 31), Huntington Ingalls reported revenue of $2.7 billion, representing a decline of 2.5% year over year, reflecting the uneven timing of large orders. Nevertheless, earnings per share (EPS) of $3.97 surpassed Wall Street estimates, driven by higher margins. Looking ahead, the company is guiding for full-year shipbuilding revenue between $8.9 billion and $9.1 billion, at the midpoint, implying an increase of 3% from 2024, with several milestone ship deliveries planned through 2026. Perhaps the biggest development for Huntington Ingalls is its recent acquisition of a new production site near Charleston, South Carolina. The facility is expected to enhance overall capacity by 20% from 2024 company levels, setting the stage for stronger top-line growth into the next decade. According to Wall Street analysts, from the current 2025 EPS estimate of $13.92, roughly flat from last year, the 2026 forecast of $16.21 points to a 16.5% increase next year. That's great news for investors eyeing the sustainability of the company's $1.35 per share quarterly dividend, yielding 2.31%. Huntington Ingalls has increased its annual dividend payment for the past 13 years, with room for more growth going forward. Where Huntington Ingalls Industries stands out is through its attractive valuation, trading at 16 times its consensus 2025 EPS as a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio. This level represents a discount to defense sector peers, including companies like RTX, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, and Northrop Grumman, which, as a group, trade at an average forward P/E closer to 19. With a renewed strategic focus on military seapower and naval technologies, Huntington Ingalls' stock may be undervalued. I'm bullish on Huntington Ingalls Industries and believe all the pieces are in place for its share price rally to keep going. The stock is a great option for investors to add to diversified portfolios and gain exposure to high-level themes in domestic manufacturing and the defense sector. Before you buy stock in Huntington Ingalls Industries, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and Huntington Ingalls Industries wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. 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Techday NZ
30-04-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Lionfish launches Aquarium AI for instant market insights
Lionfish Tech Advisors has announced the launch of Aquarium, an artificial intelligence-driven competitive intelligence platform aimed at providing real-time market insights to businesses worldwide. The Aquarium platform integrates large language model (LLM) artificial intelligence with the expertise of Lionfish's team of advisors who are former Gartner Analysts specialising in areas including Extended Detection and Response (XDR), Cloud Security, Threat Exposure Management, and Infrastructure and Operations. In the context of evolving business environments and markets, organisations often face difficulties acquiring accurate and timely competitive data due to the time involved in traditional analytical processes. This challenge is compounded by regional and buyer-specific variations that demand tailored messaging and interpretation, leading to inconsistent or outdated information. The Aquarium is designed to address these concerns by functioning as a Competitive Intelligence Assistant suitable for various departments such as sales, marketing, product management, and executive teams. The platform allows businesses to compare their products against competitors across global markets and provides real-time analysis. The solution combines criteria and analysis techniques developed by Lionfish advisors over several decades with AI technology. According to Lionfish Tech Advisors, this integration enables the creation and updating of competitive intelligence in seconds, replacing processes that previously took weeks. Rob Smith, CEO of Lionfish Tech Advisors, said: "The Lionfish Aquarium isn't just about getting competitive intelligence; it's about having it when you need it, exactly how you need it. What used to take weeks for a dedicated CI team to generate can now be created in seconds, providing our clients with validated data that gives them a significant competitive edge." Tim Choi, GVP of Product Marketing at Proofpoint, commented: "By combining the power of AI with the wealth of experience from Lionfish advisors, we achieve rapid generation and continuous updating of competitive intelligence across all markets where Proofpoint offers solutions." Among the features highlighted by Lionfish are Sonar Score, Market Dashboard, and Battle Cards. The Sonar Score offers a detailed SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis based on over 50 criteria for products, markets, and competitors. The Market Dashboard is a graphical overview of vendor and product performance relative to the market. Battle Cards are tailored to specific buyer personas and market contexts, updating automatically to reflect the latest trends and providing sales teams with objection handling guidance and competitive insights. The company identifies a range of benefits for customers using Aquarium. These include faster research and go-to-market planning, improved sales productivity, and enhanced accuracy of competitive and market intelligence. The platform also aims to offer in-depth market knowledge for its users. Departments throughout an organisation are expected to gain from Aquarium's capabilities. Sales teams can use current competitive intelligence to better engage customers and close deals. Product management teams are able to analyse feature gaps against competitors to refine development plans. Product marketing professionals can leverage insights on competitor messaging and market trends for better positioning, and executive leadership teams can use verified intelligence to support their decisions. Lionfish Tech Advisors reports that Aquarium provides continuous global market analysis, with AI-driven insights that are verified by human experts. The platform is designed to deliver opportunity validation for senior executives and offers guidance based on the knowledge of experienced industry professionals.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
HII Delivers Initial Lionfish SUUVs to U.S. Navy Under Multi-Year Program
POCASSET, Mass., April 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) announced the delivery of first two Lionfish small uncrewed undersea vehicles (SUUVs) to the U.S. Navy under a program that could scale to 200 vehicles, with a contract value exceeding $347 million. Lionfish is based on HII's REMUS 300 platform, a modular, open-architecture SUUV engineered for multi-mission adaptability and the program was developed in collaboration with the U.S. Navy and Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), to accelerate the adoption of dual-use commercial technologies into U.S. Department of Defense programs. The program has been recognized as the U.S. Navy's first transition from an other transaction prototype to full-scale production. The Lionfish SUUV is the first, and only, cyber-compliant uncrewed underwater vehicle. 'This delivery represents a key milestone in the Lionfish program,' said Duane Fotheringham, president of Mission Technologies' Uncrewed Systems business group. 'The success and on-time delivery of Lionfish is the product of close collaboration between the government and industry team that will put a critical mine hunting capability in the hands of sailors and marines in an operationally relevant time frame.' HII was awarded the U.S. Navy's Lionfish system program contract in 2023, and production of the Lionfish is underway at HII's Uncrewed Systems facility in accompanying this release are available at: The U.S. Navy's selection of REMUS 300 underscores confidence in the REMUS's field-proven performance and its adaptability to dynamic mission profiles. Lionfish is designed to address critical undersea warfare needs, including mine countermeasures, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR), anti-submarine warfare, and electronic warfare. The REMUS UUV family delivers critical advantages across modern naval operations and the autonomous systems have been proven to operate independently or in conjunction with crewed platforms — such as Virginia-class nuclear submarines — to extend mission range, reduce detection risk, and limit personnel exposure. The REMUS open-architecture design allows rapid payload integration, enabling mission-specific configurations and future tech insertions — key factors in maintaining operational relevance and cost efficiency over time. To date, HII has sold more than 700 REMUS vehicles to over 30 countries, including 14 NATO members. Notably, over 90% of REMUS units delivered in the past 23 years remain in service, demonstrating platform durability and lifecycle value — both critical in defense acquisition decision-making. About HII HII is a global, all-domain defense provider. HII's mission is to deliver the world's most powerful ships and all-domain solutions in service of the nation, creating the advantage for our customers to protect peace and freedom around the world. As the nation's largest military shipbuilder, and with a more than 135-year history of advancing U.S. national security, HII delivers critical capabilities extending from ships to unmanned systems, cyber, ISR, AI/ML and synthetic training. Headquartered in Virginia, HII's workforce is 44,000 strong. For more information, visit: HII on the web: HII on Facebook: HII on X: HII on Instagram: Contact: Greg McCarthy(202) A photo accompanying this announcement is available at:
