Northrop Grumman Corporation, a security company, provides products in the areas of autonomous systems, cyber, space, strikes, and logistics and modernizations in the United States, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Aerospace Systems, Innovation Systems, Mission Systems, and Technology Services. The Aerospace Systems segment designs, develops, integrates, and produces manned aircrafts, autonomous systems, spacecraft systems, high-energy laser systems, microelectronics, and other systems and sub-systems for use in the areas of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, strike operations, communications, earth observations, and space science.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Search & navigation equipment
Sub-IndustryAerospace & Defense
SectorAerospace
Phone703-280-2900
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$30.10 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees85,000
Next Earnings Date1/30/2020 (Confirmed)
OptionableOptionable
Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Northrop Grumman's stock symbol?
Northrop Grumman trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "NOC."
How often does Northrop Grumman pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Northrop Grumman?
Northrop Grumman declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, November 20th. Investors of record on Monday, December 2nd will be paid a dividend of $1.32 per share on Wednesday, December 18th. This represents a $5.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.39%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 29th. View Northrop Grumman's Dividend History.
How will Northrop Grumman's stock buyback program work?
Northrop Grumman announced that its board has initiated a share repurchase plan on Tuesday, December 4th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $3,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 6.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.
How were Northrop Grumman's earnings last quarter?
Northrop Grumman Co. (NYSE:NOC) announced its earnings results on Thursday, October, 24th. The aerospace company reported $5.49 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $4.74 by $0.75. The aerospace company had revenue of $8.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.56 billion. Northrop Grumman had a return on equity of 39.12% and a net margin of 9.05%. The business's revenue was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $6.54 earnings per share. View Northrop Grumman's Earnings History.
When is Northrop Grumman's next earnings date?
How can I listen to Northrop Grumman's earnings call?
Northrop Grumman will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, January 30th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.
What guidance has Northrop Grumman issued on next quarter's earnings?
Northrop Grumman issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Thursday, October, 24th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $20.10-20.35 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $19.80. The company issued revenue guidance of ~$34.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $34.05 billion.
What price target have analysts set for NOC?
13 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Northrop Grumman's shares. Their forecasts range from $300.00 to $449.00. On average, they anticipate Northrop Grumman's share price to reach $376.30 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.0%. View Analyst Price Targets for Northrop Grumman.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Northrop Grumman?
13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Northrop Grumman in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Northrop Grumman.
Has Northrop Grumman been receiving favorable news coverage?
News articles about NOC stock have been trending very negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Northrop Grumman earned a daily sentiment score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the aerospace company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Northrop Grumman.
Are investors shorting Northrop Grumman?
Northrop Grumman saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,020,000 shares, an increase of 5.8% from the December 15th total of 1,910,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,030,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.0 days. Currently, 1.2% of the company's shares are sold short. View Northrop Grumman's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Northrop Grumman's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Northrop Grumman include Boeing (BA), United Technologies (UTX), Honeywell International (HON), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Raytheon (RTN), General Dynamics (GD), TransDigm Group (TDG), Rockwell Collins (COL), Heico (HEI), Teledyne Technologies (TDY), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Textron (TXT), Spirit AeroSystems (SPR), Hexcel (HXL) and Curtiss-Wright (CW).
What other stocks do shareholders of Northrop Grumman own?
Who are Northrop Grumman's key executives?
Northrop Grumman's management team includes the folowing people:
- Ms. Kathy J. Warden, CEO, Pres & Director (Age 47)
- Mr. Kenneth L. Bedingfield, Corp. VP & CFO (Age 46)
- Mr. Janis G. Pamiljans, Corp. VP & Pres of Aerospace Systems Sector (Age 58)
- Mr. Rajender K. Chandhok, VP of Trust Admin. and Investments (Age 69)
- Mr. Michael A. Hardesty, Corp. VP, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer (Age 47)
Who are Northrop Grumman's major shareholders?
Northrop Grumman's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Johanson Financial Advisors Inc. (0.33%), Calamos Advisors LLC (0.09%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.08%), Huntington National Bank (0.06%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.04%) and Country Trust Bank (0.03%). Company insiders that own Northrop Grumman stock include Christopher T Jones, David T Perry, Denise M Peppard, Janis G Pamiljans, Kathy J Warden, Kenneth L Bedingfield, Lesley A Kalan, Madeleine Kleiner, Mark A Caylor, Michael A Hardesty, Patrick M Antkowiak, Shawn N Purvis, Sheila C Cheston and Wesley G Bush. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Northrop Grumman.
Which major investors are selling Northrop Grumman stock?
NOC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, OLD National Bancorp IN, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, United Services Automobile Association, Tocqueville Asset Management L.P., Price Capital Management Inc., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have sold Northrop Grumman company stock in the last year include Christopher T Jones, David T Perry, Janis G Pamiljans, Kathy J Warden, Kenneth L Bedingfield, Madeleine Kleiner, Mark A Caylor, Michael A Hardesty, Patrick M Antkowiak and Wesley G Bush. View Insider Buying and Selling for Northrop Grumman.
Which major investors are buying Northrop Grumman stock?
NOC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., Artemis Investment Management LLP, GPM Growth Investors Inc., Abner Herrman & Brock LLC, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, Fluent Financial LLC and AE Wealth Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Northrop Grumman.
How do I buy shares of Northrop Grumman?
Shares of NOC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Northrop Grumman's stock price today?
One share of NOC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $379.97.
How big of a company is Northrop Grumman?
Northrop Grumman has a market capitalization of $64.04 billion and generates $30.10 billion in revenue each year. The aerospace company earns $3.23 billion in net income (profit) each year or $21.33 on an earnings per share basis. Northrop Grumman employs 85,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Northrop Grumman.
What is Northrop Grumman's official website?
How can I contact Northrop Grumman?
Northrop Grumman's mailing address is 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA, 22042. The aerospace company can be reached via phone at 703-280-2900 or via email at [email protected]
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