Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII – Get Free Report) and AMMO (NASDAQ:POWWP – Get Free Report) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
87.8% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Huntington Ingalls Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Huntington Ingalls Industries and AMMO, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
| AMMO | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Huntington Ingalls Industries and AMMO’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries | $10.77 billion | 0.86 | $579.00 million | $14.18 | 16.44 |
| AMMO | $191.44 million | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Huntington Ingalls Industries has higher revenue and earnings than AMMO.
Profitability
This table compares Huntington Ingalls Industries and AMMO’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Huntington Ingalls Industries | 5.27% | 17.41% | 5.30% |
| AMMO | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Huntington Ingalls Industries beats AMMO on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Huntington Ingalls Industries
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. engages in designing, building, overhauling, and repairing military ships in the United States. It operates through three segments: Ingalls, Newport News, and Mission Technologies. The company is involved in the design and construction of non-nuclear ships comprising amphibious assault ships; expeditionary warfare ships; surface combatants; and national security cutters for the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard. It also provides nuclear-powered ships, such as aircraft carriers and submarines, as well as refueling and overhaul, and inactivation services of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. In addition, the company offers naval nuclear support services, including fleet services comprising design, construction, maintenance, and disposal activities for in-service the U.S. Navy nuclear ships; and maintenance services on nuclear reactor prototypes. Further, it provides life-cycle sustainment services to the U.S. Navy fleet and other maritime customers; high-end information technology and mission-based solutions for Department of Defense (DoD), intelligence, and federal civilian customers; nuclear management and operations and environmental management services for the Department of Energy, DoD, state and local governments, and private sector companies; fleet sustainment; nuclear and environmental services; and unmanned systems. Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Newport News, Virginia.
About AMMO
AMMO, Inc. designs, produces, and markets ammunition and ammunition component products for sport and recreational shooters, hunters, individuals seeking home or personal protection, manufacturers, and law enforcement and military agencies. The company's products include STREAK Visual Ammunition that enables shooters to see the path of the bullets fired by them; and Stelth Subsonic ammunition primarily for suppressed firearms. It also owns and operates GunBroker.com, an auction site that supports the lawful sale of firearms, ammunition, and hunting/shooting accessories. In addition, the company's products comprises of armor piercing and hard armor piercing incendiary precision ammunition; and ammunition casings for pistol ammunition through large rifle ammunition. The company has a license agreement with Jeff Rann's ammunition for game hunting. AMMO, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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