HII options flow: unusual options activity in Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

Updated 28 September 2026, 09:54 ET

Over the last session the tape recorded 3 unusual options prints in Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII), $299K of tracked premium, leaning firmly bearish. Bullish premium was $0 against $299K bearish; $106K went into calls and $193K into puts, a put call ratio of 1.83. The largest print was $193K of HII 19 Mar 2027 $280 puts on 25 September 2026, executed at ask. HII closed at $264.02 on 25 September 2026, down 0.7%.

This week's unusual flow

Unusual prints3
Tracked premium$299K
Net premium-$299K
Bullish premium$0
Bearish premium$299K
Call premium$106K
Put premium$193K
P/C ratio1.83
Sweeps67%
Size over OI2
Whale prints0
High conviction1

Prints from 25 September 2026 to 25 September 2026, 1 session. Delayed tier: every print is shown twenty minutes after it executed, and the page is rebuilt after each session.

Net premium is bullish minus bearish premium. The put call ratio is put premium divided by call premium, weighted by money rather than by contract count. Sweeps is the share of prints executed across several exchanges at once. Read the guide: Reading the Pulse.

Largest prints of the week

DateContractTypeSizeOpen int.PremiumExecutionSentimentTier
25 Sep 2026HII 19 Mar 2027 $280 putsTrade608$193KAt askBearishHigh conviction
25 Sep 2026HII 18 Dec 2026 $330 callsSweep235286$58KAt bidBearishNotable
25 Sep 2026HII 19 Mar 2027 $260 callsSweep179$48KAt bidBearishNotable

Size above open interest means the trade opened a position larger than everything that existed in the contract the night before. Above ask and below bid are the most aggressive executions. Read the guide: Size versus open interest.

Where the money is aimed

ExpiryPrintsPremiumCalls shareNet premium
19 Mar 20272$241K20%-$241K
18 Dec 20261$58K100%-$58K

The most premium, $241K, is aimed at the 19 Mar 2027 expiry; the nearest expiry with unusual prints is 18 Dec 2026.

A print in a contract expiring this week is a view about the next few days, often about a known event; a print months out is a different kind of statement. Read the guide: 0DTE options flow.

Every print in HII with its full detail, the live tape, one tap filters and saved screeners: open HII in Options Sentiment Screener.

Price

Last close$264.02
Day-0.74%
1 week-3.24%
1 month-10.92%
3 months-6.37%
1 year-4.86%
52 week high$460.00
52 week low$261.71
Volume305,729
Market cap$10.5B

The live quote and the price chart sit beside the ticker's flow in the app: open HII in Options Sentiment Screener.

Analysts

The most recent analyst targets on file, from 4 firms, have a median of $350, 32.6% above the last close.

Calls bought at a strike above the average target are a bet that the analysts are too cautious; puts far below the price in a name they like are protection or a strong disagreement. Read the guide: Reading one ticker's flow.

About Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.

Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Shipbuilding, Railroad Equipment
Headquarters
Newport News, Virginia
Website
huntingtoningalls.com

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. engages in designing, building, overhauling, and repairing military ships in the United States. The company is involved in the design and construction of non-nuclear ships, such as amphibious assault ships; expeditionary warfare ships; surface combatants; and national security cutters for the U.S. Navy and the Coast Guard. It also provides nuclear-powered ships such as aircraft carriers and submarines.

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Learn

The live tape for HII with every print's execution detail, one tap filters for calls, puts, sweeps and 0DTE, saved screeners and, for Realtime subscribers, push alerts and no delay. The same screen is in the iOS and Android apps.

Open HII in Options Sentiment Screener