What Happened?

Shares of aerospace and defense company Huntington Ingalls (NYSE:HII) fell 23.8% in the morning session after the company reported weak third-quarter earnings as its revenue and EPS missed Wall Street's estimates. The weak top line was a result of lower volume at Ingalls and Newport News Shipbuilding. Other challenges highlighted during the quarter include delays in the timing of a key submarine contract agreement with the Navy, which affected profitability and cash flow. Overall, this was a weaker quarter.

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What The Market Is Telling Us

Huntington Ingalls’s shares are not very volatile and have only had 2 moves greater than 5% over the last year. Moves this big are rare for Huntington Ingalls and indicate this news significantly impacted the market’s perception of the business.

Huntington Ingalls is down 29% since the beginning of the year, and at $184.76 per share, it is trading 37.7% below its 52-week high of $296.43 from March 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Huntington Ingalls’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $818.77.

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