Northrop Grumman Corporation $NOC Shares Sold by Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC

Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC cut its stake in Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC - Free Report) by 11.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 5,186 shares of the aerospace company's stock after selling 696 shares during the period. Prime Capital Investment Advisors LLC's holdings in Northrop Grumman were worth $2,593,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Northrop Grumman by 4.6% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,266,301 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $6,792,479,000 after acquiring an additional 588,520 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in Northrop Grumman by 23.4% in the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 5,139,333 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $2,631,390,000 after acquiring an additional 974,633 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in Northrop Grumman by 10.4% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 2,241,144 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $1,147,489,000 after acquiring an additional 210,500 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in Northrop Grumman by 12.1% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,944,186 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $995,443,000 after acquiring an additional 210,506 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised its holdings in Northrop Grumman by 12.0% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,115,625 shares of the aerospace company's stock valued at $571,211,000 after acquiring an additional 119,693 shares in the last quarter. 83.40% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "buy (b)" rating on shares of Northrop Grumman in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Northrop Grumman from $480.00 to $585.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a "market perform" rating on shares of Northrop Grumman in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Northrop Grumman from $550.00 to $650.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Northrop Grumman from $547.00 to $565.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Northrop Grumman presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $588.85.

Northrop Grumman Stock Up 0.6%

Northrop Grumman stock opened at $622.00 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $587.11 and a 200-day simple moving average of $531.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $89.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.93, a P/E/G ratio of 5.92 and a beta of 0.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 1.04. Northrop Grumman Corporation has a one year low of $426.24 and a one year high of $627.81.

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The aerospace company reported $7.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.84 by $0.27. The business had revenue of $10.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.15 billion. Northrop Grumman had a net margin of 9.74% and a return on equity of 25.52%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $6.36 earnings per share. Northrop Grumman has set its FY 2025 guidance at 25.000-25.400 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Northrop Grumman Corporation will post 28.05 earnings per share for the current year.

Northrop Grumman Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were given a dividend of $2.31 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $9.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. Northrop Grumman's dividend payout ratio is currently 34.06%.

About Northrop Grumman

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.

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