Earnings Growth & Price Strength Make Huntington Ingalls (HII) a Stock to Watch

Core Insights - The Zacks Focus List is a curated portfolio of 50 stocks aimed at long-term investors, expected to outperform the market over the next 12 months [3][4] - The Focus List has demonstrated strong past performance, gaining 13.85% in 2020 compared to the S&P 500's 9.38%, and a cumulative return of 2,519.23% since February 1, 1996, against the S&P's 854.95% [5] - The selection methodology relies on earnings estimate revisions, which are critical for predicting future stock performance [6][7] Focus List Methodology - Stocks are chosen based on the power of earnings estimate revisions, which are influenced by brokerage analysts and company management [6] - The Zacks Rank, a proprietary stock-rating model, utilizes changes in quarterly earnings expectations to guide investment decisions [8] - The Zacks Rank is based on four pillars: Agreement, Magnitude, Upside, and Surprise, categorizing stocks into five groups from "Strong Buy" to "Strong Sell" [9] Stock Spotlight: Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) - Huntington Ingalls Industries, based in Newport News, VA, specializes in designing and building nuclear-powered ships for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard [11] - Since being added to the Focus List at $155.20 per share on May 9, 2016, HII's shares have increased by 62.97% to $252.93 [12] - HII has received positive earnings estimate revisions, with the Zacks Consensus Estimate for fiscal 2025 increasing by $0.11 to $14.42, and an expected earnings growth of 3.3% for the current fiscal year [12]