Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc (HII) Stock: What Does the Chart Say Thursday?

The market has been down on Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc (HII) stock recently. HII gets a Bearish score from InvestorsObserver Stock Sentiment Indicator.

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc has a Bearish sentiment reading. Find out what this means for you and get the rest of the rankings on HII!

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What is Stock Sentiment?

When making investment decisions, sentiment gives a good overview of what stocks investors currently favor. Sentiment incorporates short-term technical analysis into its score and does not encompass any fundamental analysis such as profitability of the company. This means that earnings updates and other news can greatly impact overall sentiment. Sentiment is how investors, or the market, feels about a stock. There are lots of ways to measure sentiment. At the core, sentiment is pretty easy to understand. If a stock is going up, investors must be bullish, while if it is going down, sentiment is bearish. InvestorsObserver’s Sentiment Indicator looks at price trends over the past week and also considers changes in volume. Increasing volume can mean a trend is getting stronger, while decreasing volume can mean a trend is nearing a conclusion. For stocks that have options, our system also considers the balance between calls, which are often bets that the price will go up, and puts, which are frequently bets that the price will fall.

What's Happening With HII Stock Today?

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc (HII) stock is trading at $292.51 as of 3:01 PM on Thursday, Mar 28, an increase of $2.76, or 0.95% from the previous closing price of $289.75. The stock has traded between $289.58 and $292.68 so far today. Volume today is light. So far 143,109 shares have traded compared to average volume of 254,021 shares. To see InvestorsObserver's Sentiment Score for Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc click here.

More About Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc

Huntington Ingalls Industries was created from the spinoff of Northrop Grumman's shipbuilding business. The company is the largest independent military shipbuilder. The company has three segments, two of which are shipyards. Ingalls produces non-nuclear-powered ships, particularly the America-class amphibious assault ship and the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. The Newport News segment produces nuclear-powered ships, is the sole-source contractor for the Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, and is a major subcontractor to the Columbia-class attack submarine. The company's technical solutions segment produces uncrewed undersea vehicles as well as provides various IT services for the government. Click Here to get the full Stock Report for Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc stock.