Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. is a shipbuilding and defense technology company headquartered in Newport News, Virginia. The company became independent in 2011 after separating from Northrop Grumman. Its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker HII, and it is a member of the S&P 500 index. The US Navy and the Coast Guard are among its principal customers.

Operations run in three divisions. Newport News Shipbuilding builds nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines, and maintenance and refueling work on these vessels falls within the same division. Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, builds destroyers and amphibious assault ships. The Mission Technologies division provides technology services in areas such as cybersecurity, intelligence systems, unmanned systems and command and control. Because shipbuilding programs rest on multi-year contracts, orders give long-term visibility to the business.

Those following Huntington Ingalls stock typically track the US defense budget, naval shipbuilding programs, labor and supply chain conditions and developments in delivery schedules. On the HII page at Lzzo.com the price is shown in US dollars, and a historical price chart and technical indicators appear on the same page.