Cowen Bumps Up Huntington Ingalls Price Target By 35%

April 14, 2022 2:11 PM | 1 min read |

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.