Northrop Grumman - NOC Stock Forecast, Price & News

11 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Northrop Grumman in the last twelve months. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" Northrop Grumman stock. 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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11 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Northrop Grumman's shares. Their NOC stock forecasts range from $350.00 to $530.00. On average, they anticipate Northrop Grumman's stock price to reach $468.18 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.0%.
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Northrop Grumman's stock was trading at $387.07 at the beginning of the year. Since then, NOC stock has increased by 23.4% and is now trading at $477.59.
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Northrop Grumman is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 27th 2022.
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Northrop Grumman Co. (NYSE:NOC) issued its earnings results on Thursday, October, 28th. The aerospace company reported $6.63 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $5.93 by $0.70. The aerospace company had revenue of $8.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.94 billion. Northrop Grumman had a net margin of 16.23% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 30.52%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 4.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $5.89 EPS.
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Northrop Grumman announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 31st will be given a dividend of $1.73 per share on Wednesday, June 15th. This represents a $6.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.45%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 27th. This is an increase from Northrop Grumman's previous quarterly dividend of $1.57.
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Northrop Grumman(NYSE:NOC) pays an annual dividend of $6.92 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.45%. Northrop Grumman has been increasing its dividend for 20 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of Northrop Grumman is 19.26%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Northrop Grumman will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.50% next year. This indicates that Northrop Grumman will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Northrop Grumman issued an update on its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 4th. The company provided EPS guidance of $24.50-$25.10 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $24.83. The company issued revenue guidance of $36.20 billion-$36.60 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $36.54 billion.

610 employees have rated Northrop Grumman CEO Kathy Warden on Glassdoor.com. Kathy Warden has an approval rating of 85% among Northrop Grumman'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 many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include AustralianSuper Pty Ltd (0.40%), Yacktman Asset Management LP (0.28%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.28%), TD Asset Management Inc. (0.22%), Focused Investors LLC (0.20%) and Ruffer LLP (0.17%). Company insiders that own Northrop Grumman stock include David T Perry, Janis G Pamiljans, Karl J Krapek, Kathy J Warden, Kenneth L Bedingfield, Lesley A Kalan, Mark A Caylor, Mark A Caylor, Mary D Petryszyn, Mary D Petryszyn, Michael A Hardesty, Shawn N Purvis, Sheila C Cheston and Thomas H Jones.
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One share of NOC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $477.59.

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) has a market capitalization of $73.89 billion and generates $35.67 billion in revenue each year. The aerospace company earns $7.01 billion in net income (profit) each year or $35.93 on an earnings per share basis.

Northrop Grumman employs 88,000 workers across the globe.

Northrop Grumman was founded in 1939.

Northrop Grumman's mailing address is 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA, 22042. The official website for Northrop Grumman 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.