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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
$298.01
+0.3%
$288.18
$202.35
$301.48
$81.76B0.671.09 million shs882,678 shs
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
$469.66
+0.3%
$456.62
$393.77
$479.50
$112.69B0.461.09 million shs548,748 shs
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$474.86
+0.6%
$468.46
$414.56
$496.89
$70.27B0.34974,105 shs556,377 shs
Safran SA stock logo
SAFRY
Safran
$58.12
+0.6%
$55.82
$35.84
$58.27
$99.33B1.42174,392 shs111,812 shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
-1.10%+0.97%+2.91%+9.26%+39.76%
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
+0.24%+0.24%+0.96%+9.53%+2.99%
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
+0.63%-0.51%+2.02%+2.62%+6.51%
Safran SA stock logo
SAFRY
Safran
+0.07%+2.34%+5.36%+13.15%+49.50%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
4.3254 of 5 stars
2.43.04.20.03.92.51.9
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
4.4651 of 5 stars
2.15.04.20.02.52.52.5
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
3.6934 of 5 stars
2.13.04.20.01.91.71.9
Safran SA stock logo
SAFRY
Safran
1.5554 of 5 stars
0.03.00.80.02.70.02.5

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
2.71
Moderate Buy$300.530.85% Upside
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
2.20
Hold$485.403.35% Upside
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
2.27
Hold$514.338.31% Upside
Safran SA stock logo
SAFRY
Safran
2.25
HoldN/AN/A

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest SAFRY, NOC, GD, and LMT Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/30/2024
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$483.00 ➝ $518.00
4/29/2024
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
Argus
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$290.00 ➝ $310.00
4/29/2024
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
Jefferies Financial Group
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UpgradeHold ➝ Buy$305.00 ➝ $335.00
4/26/2024
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
Royal Bank of Canada
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Boost Price TargetSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$450.00 ➝ $475.00
4/26/2024
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
Susquehanna
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Boost Price TargetPositive ➝ Positive$540.00 ➝ $560.00
4/26/2024
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
Robert W. Baird
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$475.00 ➝ $505.00
4/25/2024
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
Citigroup
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$300.00 ➝ $320.00
4/25/2024
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$280.00 ➝ $298.00
4/25/2024
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
Royal Bank of Canada
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$325.00 ➝ $320.00
4/25/2024
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$460.00 ➝ $480.00
4/25/2024
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
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Boost Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$467.00 ➝ $487.00
(Data available from 5/22/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
$42.27B1.93$15.14 per share19.69$78.04 per share3.82
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
$67.57B1.67$35.02 per share13.41$27.72 per share16.94
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$39.29B1.79$32.91 per share14.43$96.11 per share4.94
Safran SA stock logo
SAFRY
Safran
$26.13B3.80$1.73 per share33.51$6.70 per share8.67

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
$3.32B$12.2624.3118.261.877.85%16.48%6.26%7/24/2024 (Estimated)
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
$6.92B$27.3317.1816.554.279.73%85.96%12.44%7/16/2024 (Estimated)
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$2.06B$14.3033.2117.141.935.38%24.09%7.88%7/25/2024 (Estimated)
Safran SA stock logo
SAFRY
Safran
$3.73BN/A0.0025.271.02N/AN/AN/AN/A

Latest SAFRY, NOC, GD, and LMT Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/25/2024Q1 2024
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$5.83$6.32+$0.49$6.32$9.77 billion$10.13 billion    
4/24/2024Q1 2024
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
$2.89$2.88-$0.01$2.88$10.26 billion$10.73 billion      
4/23/2024Q1 2024
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
$5.80$6.33+$0.53$6.27$16.04 billion$17.20 billion      

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
$5.681.91%+6.51%46.33%33 Years
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
$12.602.68%+7.43%46.10%21 Years
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$7.481.58%+8.99%52.31%20 Years
Safran SA stock logo
SAFRY
Safran
$0.260.45%N/AN/AN/A

Latest SAFRY, NOC, GD, and LMT Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/2/2024
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
quarterly$3.152.72%6/3/20246/3/20246/28/2024
5/15/2024
Safran SA stock logo
SAFRY
Safran
$0.59205/29/20245/29/20246/17/2024
5/14/2024
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
quarterly$2.061.6%5/24/20245/28/20246/12/2024
3/6/2024
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
quarterly$1.422.08%4/11/20244/12/20245/10/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
0.41
1.44
0.87
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
2.89
1.30
1.11
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
1.04
1.13
1.02
Safran SA stock logo
SAFRY
Safran
N/AN/AN/A

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
86.14%
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
74.19%
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
83.40%
Safran SA stock logo
SAFRY
Safran
0.14%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
1.60%
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
0.14%
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
0.22%
Safran SA stock logo
SAFRY
Safran
N/A

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
111,600274.36 million269.97 millionOptionable
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
122,000239.94 million239.60 millionOptionable
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
101,000147.99 million147.66 millionOptionable
Safran SA stock logo
SAFRY
Safran
25,2601.71 billionN/ANot Optionable

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Company Descriptions

General Dynamics logo

General Dynamics

NYSE:GD
General Dynamics Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. The Aerospace segment produces and sells business jets; and offers aircraft maintenance and repair, management, aircraft-on-ground support and completion, charter, staffing, and fixed-base operator services. The Marine Systems segment designs and builds nuclear-powered submarines, surface combatants, and auxiliary ships for the United States Navy and Jones Act ships for commercial customers, as well as builds crude oil and product tankers, and container and cargo ships; provides maintenance, modernization, and lifecycle support services for navy ships; offers and program management, planning, engineering, and design support services for submarine construction programs. The Combat Systems segment manufactures land combat solutions, such as wheeled and tracked combat vehicles, Stryker wheeled combat vehicles, piranha vehicles, weapons systems, munitions, mobile bridge systems with payloads, tactical vehicles, main battle tanks, armored vehicles, and armaments; and offers modernization programs, engineering, support, and sustainment services. The Technologies segment provides information technology solutions and mission support services; mobile communication, computers, and command-and-control mission systems; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions to military, intelligence, and federal civilian customers; cloud computing, artificial intelligence; machine learning; big data analytics; development, security, and operations; and unmanned undersea vehicle manufacturing and assembly services. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.
Lockheed Martin logo

Lockheed Martin

NYSE:LMT
Lockheed Martin Corporation, a security and aerospace company, engages in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of technology systems, products, and services worldwide. The company operates through Aeronautics, Missiles and Fire Control, Rotary and Mission Systems, and Space segments. The Aeronautics segment offers combat and air mobility aircraft, unmanned air vehicles, and related technologies. The Missiles and Fire Control segment provides air and missile defense systems; tactical missiles and air-to-ground precision strike weapon systems; logistics; fire control systems; mission operations support, readiness, engineering support, and integration services; manned and unmanned ground vehicles; and energy management solutions. The Rotary and Mission Systems segment offers military and commercial helicopters, surface ships, sea and land-based missile defense systems, radar systems, sea and air-based mission and combat systems, command and control mission solutions, cyber solutions, and simulation and training solutions. The Space segment offers satellites; space transportation systems; strategic, advanced strike, and defensive systems; and classified systems and services in support of national security systems. This segment also provides network-enabled situational awareness and integrates space and ground global systems to help its customers gather, analyze, and securely distribute critical intelligence data. It serves primarily serves the U.S. government, as well as foreign military sales contracted through the U.S. government. The company was founded in 1912 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland.
Northrop Grumman logo

Northrop Grumman

NYSE:NOC
Northrop Grumman Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense technology company in the United States, Asia/Pacific, Europe, and internationally. The company's Aeronautics Systems segment designs, develops, manufactures, integrates, and sustains aircraft systems. This segment also offers unmanned autonomous aircraft systems, including high-altitude long-endurance strategic ISR systems and vertical take-off and landing tactical ISR systems; and strategic long-range strike aircraft, tactical fighter and air dominance aircraft, and airborne battle management and command and control systems. Its Defense Systems segment designs, develops, integrates, and produces tactical weapons and missile defense solutions, and provides sustainment, modernization, and training services for manned and unmanned aircraft and electronics systems. It also offers integrated, all-domain command, and control battle management systems, precision strike weapons; high speed air-breathing and hypersonic systems; high-performance gun systems, ammunition, precision munitions and advanced fuzes; aircraft and mission systems logistics support, sustainment, operations and modernization; and warfighter training services. The company's Mission Systems segment offers command, control, communications and computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems; radar, electro-optical/infrared and acoustic sensors; electronic warfare systems; advanced communications and network systems; cyber solutions; intelligence processing systems; navigation; and maritime power, propulsion, and payload launch systems. Its Space Systems segment offers satellites, spacecraft systems, subsystems, sensors, and payloads; ground systems; missile defense systems and interceptors; launch vehicles and related propulsion systems; and strategic missiles. Northrop Grumman Corporation was founded in 1939 and is based in Falls Church, Virginia.
Safran logo

Safran

OTCMKTS:SAFRY
Safran SA, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the aerospace and defense businesses worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Aerospace Propulsion; Aircraft Equipment, Defense and Aerosystems; and Aircraft Interiors. The Aerospace Propulsion segment designs, develops, produces, and markets propulsion and mechanical power transmission systems for commercial aircraft, military transport, training and combat aircraft, civil and military helicopters, satellites, and drones; and offers maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services, as well as sells spare parts. The Aircraft Equipment, Defense and Aerosystems segment provides landing gears and brakes; nacelles and reversers; avionics, such as flight controls and onboard information systems; security systems, including evacuation slides and oxygen masks; onboard computers and fuel systems; electrical power management systems and related engineering services; and optronic equipment and sights, navigation equipment and sensors, infantry, and drones, as well as offers MRO services and sells spare parts. The Aircraft Interiors segment designs, develops, manufactures, and markets aircraft seats for passengers and crew; cabin equipment, overhead bins, class dividers, passenger service units, cabin interior solutions, chilling systems, galleys, electrical inserts, and trolleys and cargo equipment; and cabin and passenger solutions, such as water distribution equipment, lavatories, air systems, and in-flight entertainment and connectivity systems. Its products and services are used in civil and military aircraft, and helicopters. Safran SA was founded in 1896 and is based in Paris, France.