- Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc HII has been upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform, and the price target was raised to $270 (an upside of 21.8%) from $200 by Cowen analyst Gautam Khanna.
- The analyst mentions that the defense sector is facing improved budget growth prospects reflecting the Russia/Ukraine war and the prospect of further Russian/Chinese aggression.
- According to Khanna, this is amplified by the need for both political parties in the U.S. to back national defense and American jobs during a midterm election year.
- Khanna thinks Huntington Ingalls shares are incredibly cheap within the defense group.
- Price Action: HII shares are trading higher by 4.21% at $222.03 on the last check Thursday.
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