Northrop Grumman - NOC Stock Forecast, Price & News

14 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Northrop Grumman in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 6 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" NOC shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in NOC, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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14 brokers have issued 1-year price targets for Northrop Grumman's shares. Their NOC share price forecasts range from $375.00 to $655.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $508.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.5% from the stock's current price.
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Northrop Grumman's stock was trading at $545.61 at the beginning of the year. Since then, NOC stock has decreased by 19.2% and is now trading at $440.64.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 27th 2023.
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Northrop Grumman Co. (NYSE:NOC) announced its earnings results on Thursday, January, 26th. The aerospace company reported $7.50 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $6.57 by $0.93. The aerospace company earned $10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.64 billion. Northrop Grumman had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 28.29% and a net margin of 13.38%. Northrop Grumman's revenue was up 16.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $6.00 earnings per share.
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Northrop Grumman announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, November 16th. Investors of record on Monday, November 28th will be paid a dividend of $1.73 per share on Wednesday, December 14th. This represents a $6.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.57%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 25th.
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Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) pays an annual dividend of $6.92 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.57%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 19 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 21.96%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, NOC will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.10% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Northrop Grumman issued an update on its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, January, 26th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $21.85-$22.45 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.30. The company issued revenue guidance of $38.00 billion-$38.40 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $37.86 billion.

610 employees have rated Northrop Grumman Chief Executive Officer Kathy Warden on Glassdoor.com. Kathy Warden has an approval rating of 85% among the company's employees.

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Northrop Grumman trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "NOC."

Northrop Grumman's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.28%), Yacktman Asset Management LP (0.27%), AustralianSuper Pty Ltd (0.25%), New York State Common Retirement Fund (0.21%), Focused Investors LLC (0.17%) and Bank of Montreal Can (0.16%). Insiders that own company stock include David T Perry, Janis G Pamiljans, Karl J Krapek, Kathy J Warden, Lesley A Kalan, Mark A Caylor, Mark A Caylor, Mary D Petryszyn, Mary D Petryszyn, Michael A Hardesty, Shawn N Purvis, Sheila C Cheston, Thomas H Jones and Thomas L Wilson Jr.
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One share of NOC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $440.64.

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) has a market capitalization of $67.44 billion and generates $36.60 billion in revenue each year. The aerospace company earns $4.90 billion in net income (profit) each year or $31.51 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 95,000 workers across the globe.

Northrop Grumman's mailing address is 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA, 22042. The official website for the company is www.northropgrumman.com. The aerospace company can be reached via phone at (703) 280-2900, via email at investors@ngc.com, or via fax at 302-655-5049.