HII - Latest News

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII), operates in Industrials / Aerospace & Defense, trades on NYSE.

Market capitalization stands near $11.11B. Trailing twelve-month P/E ratio is 18.32. Beta to the broader market is 0.23.

The article list below shows the most recent HII headlines from major financial news vendors. For options traders, the most actionable items are earnings releases, analyst rating changes, M&A activity, and regulatory filings - each can drive a meaningful repricing of implied volatility and shift dealer hedging flow. Pair the news context with the implied-volatility skew and gamma exposure views to see whether the options market has already priced in the headline.

Recent HII Headlines

Here's Why Huntington Ingalls (HII) is a Strong Value Stock

zacks.com - Jun 30, 2026

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Huntington Ingalls Industries vs. Lockheed Martin: Which Industrial Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?

fool.com - Jun 28, 2026

Huntington Ingalls Industries is the primary shipbuilder for the U. S.

HII and U.S. Navy Celebrate Opening of Carrier Refueling Overhaul Workcenter at Newport News Shipbuilding

globenewswire.com - Jun 26, 2026

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. , June 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII) and the U.

HII Secures Aircraft Carrier and Amphibious Ship Support Contract

zacks.com - Jun 22, 2026

Huntington Ingalls secures a nearly $417. 7M Navy contract for aircraft carrier and amphibious ship elevator support, extending work through June 2031

HII Awarded $418 Million Contract to Continue Supporting Fleet Operational Readiness for the U.S. Navy

globenewswire.com - Jun 22, 2026

MCLEAN, Va. , June 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HII (NYSE: HII), America's largest military shipbuilder, has been awarded a $418 million contract to r

How News Affects HII Options Pricing

Headlines and scheduled events drive implied volatility in two distinct ways. Pre-event, IV typically inflates as uncertainty about the outcome rises; this is the implied-volatility expansion that creates the long-vol setup. Post-event, IV typically contracts sharply as uncertainty resolves; this is IV crush, which makes premium-selling structures profitable when they survive the underlying move. The size of the crush depends on how stretched pre-event IV is relative to the realized move. Track HII's implied vs realized volatility over the news cycle to size pre-event vs post-event positioning. For ticker-level dealer positioning context, the gamma exposure view shows whether dealers are positioned to amplify or dampen post-news moves.

Frequently asked HII news questions

What is the latest HII news headline?

The most recent HII headline (Jun 30, 2026) is "Here's Why Huntington Ingalls (HII) is a Strong Value Stock". The five most recent stories with summaries and publication times are listed above, sourced from major financial news vendors.

How fresh is the HII news on this page?

News rows refresh roughly every 30 minutes during the trading day. The five most recent headlines are listed in publication-time order. Press releases from the company itself typically appear within minutes of the wire release; third-party reporting may lag by 30-60 minutes depending on the source.

What HII news moves options pricing?

Three categories move single-name IV most aggressively: scheduled earnings releases (priced into pre-event IV, crushed post-event), unscheduled M&A or strategic announcements (rapid IV expansion, slower decay), and regulatory or legal events (drug-trial readouts, antitrust filings, FDA approvals). Routine news flow (analyst commentary, sector rotation) typically does not move IV meaningfully unless it triggers a cluster of rating changes.

How can I track unusual HII options activity related to news?

Unusual options activity often precedes news by hours to days; the canonical signals are volume substantially above the trailing average concentrated in a small number of strikes, atypical put/call skew, and aggressive execution (at-the-ask sweeps or block prints). Cross-reference the per-ticker gamma-exposure and volume-history pages with the news flow above to triangulate informed vs uninformed flow.