Northrop Grumman (NOC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a U.S.-based aerospace and defense company that develops and produces systems for government and commercial customers. Its business spans aeronautics, defense, mission technologies and space, including military aircraft, autonomous systems, missile and air-defense capabilities, sensors, communications and satellites.

The company is the prime contractor for the B-21 Raider and is developing the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile system. It also supplies technologies and components for other defense programs, as well as launch vehicles, propulsion systems and spacecraft.

Northrop Grumman traces its roots to Northrop Aircraft, founded in 1939, and Grumman, founded in 1930; the two companies combined in 1994. It serves the U.S. government and allied customers internationally, with operations and facilities in the United States and other countries.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $510.30 to $531.20
• 50-Day Range: $473.42 to $565.94
• 52-Week Range: $470.06 to $774.00
• Volume: 1.19 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.01 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $74.68 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.58
• Dividend Yield: 1.88%
• Price Target: $643.74
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Northrop Grumman Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Northrop Grumman scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 73rd out of 654 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Northrop Grumman has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 15 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Northrop Grumman has a consensus price target of $643.74, representing about 22.5% upside from its current price of $525.71.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Northrop Grumman has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.01%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Northrop Grumman are expected to grow by 1.01% in the coming year, from $29.68 to $29.98 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Northrop Grumman is 16.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.32.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Northrop Grumman is 16.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 31.77.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Northrop Grumman has a PEG Ratio of 2.98. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Northrop Grumman has a P/B Ratio of 4.00. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.63% of the float of Northrop Grumman has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Northrop Grumman has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.07, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Northrop Grumman has recently increased by 1.58%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Northrop Grumman pays a meaningful dividend of 1.78%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Northrop Grumman has been increasing its dividend for 22 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Northrop Grumman is 31.17%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Northrop Grumman will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.96% next year. This indicates that Northrop Grumman will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.84

News Sentiment

Northrop Grumman has a news sentiment score of 0.84. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Northrop Grumman this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 34 people have searched for NOC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -28% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 27 people have added Northrop Grumman to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -21% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Northrop Grumman insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $54,454.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.21% of the stock of Northrop Grumman is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

83.40% of the stock of Northrop Grumman is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/16 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/16 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/16/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/20/2026
• Today: 11/07/2026
• Baird 2026 Global Industrial Conference: 11/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/26/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Sub-Industry: Aerospace & Defense
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NOC
• CIK: 1133421
• Web: www.northropgrumman.com
• Phone: (703) 280-2900
• Fax: 302-655-5049
• Employees: 95,000
• Year Founded: 1939

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Northrop Grumman: $643.74
• High Price Target: $815.00
• Low Price Target: $430.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +22.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.56
• Research Coverage: 25 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $31.70
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.58
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.54
• P/E Growth: 2.98
• Net Income: $4.18 billion
• Net Margins: 10.37%
• Pretax Margin: 12.01%
• Return on Equity: 23.46%
• Return on Assets: 8.06%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.77
• Current Ratio: 1.23
• Quick Ratio: 1.14

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $41.95 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.78
• Cash Flow: $35.09 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.98
• Book Value: $131.51 per share
• Price / Book: 4.00

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 142,060,000
• Free Float: 141,766,000
• Market Cap: $74.68 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: -0.13