Live Earnings Conference Call: Northrop Grumman's Q3 2025 earnings call is happening now. Follow this link to listen to the live Q3 2025 earnings call for Northrop Grumman. Listen live. Northrop Grumman (NOC) Competitors $587.84 -14.17 (-2.35%) As of 09:47 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NOC vs. BA, GD, HII, LDOS, LHX, LMT, RTX, TDY, TXT, and GEShould you be buying Northrop Grumman stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Northrop Grumman include Boeing (BA), General Dynamics (GD), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Leidos (LDOS), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Lockheed Martin (LMT), RTX (RTX), Teledyne Technologies (TDY), Textron (TXT), and GE Aerospace (GE). Northrop Grumman vs. Its Competitors Boeing General Dynamics Huntington Ingalls Industries Leidos L3Harris Technologies Lockheed Martin RTX Teledyne Technologies Textron GE Aerospace Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) and Boeing (NYSE:BA) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation. Which has more volatility & risk, NOC or BA? Northrop Grumman has a beta of 0.1, suggesting that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boeing has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, NOC or BA? Northrop Grumman has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Boeing. Boeing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northrop Grumman, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNorthrop Grumman$40.50B2.07$4.17B$27.1321.56Boeing$66.52B2.45-$11.82B-$16.51-13.06 Is NOC or BA more profitable? Northrop Grumman has a net margin of 9.74% compared to Boeing's net margin of -14.18%. Northrop Grumman's return on equity of 25.52% beat Boeing's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Northrop Grumman9.74% 25.52% 7.89% Boeing -14.18%N/A -7.78% Does the media prefer NOC or BA? In the previous week, Boeing had 41 more articles in the media than Northrop Grumman. MarketBeat recorded 87 mentions for Boeing and 46 mentions for Northrop Grumman. Northrop Grumman's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Boeing's score of 0.77 indicating that Northrop Grumman is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Northrop Grumman 26 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Boeing 54 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of NOC or BA? 83.4% of Northrop Grumman shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.8% of Boeing shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Northrop Grumman shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Boeing shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend NOC or BA? Northrop Grumman currently has a consensus target price of $617.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.58%. Boeing has a consensus target price of $240.20, suggesting a potential upside of 11.36%. Given Boeing's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Boeing is more favorable than Northrop Grumman.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Northrop Grumman 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71Boeing 3 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 SummaryNorthrop Grumman beats Boeing on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Northrop Grumman News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NOC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NOC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNorthrop GrummanAEROSP/DEFENSE IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$83.79B$49.28B$29.20B$21.84BDividend Yield1.55%1.08%0.94%3.62%P/E Ratio21.5723.8481.6332.72Price / Sales2.074.797.8064.21Price / Cash16.5126.8034.2918.06Price / Book5.546.0910.564.71Net Income$4.17B$587.31M$379.66M$1.02B7 Day Performance-6.60%-4.79%-2.52%-0.02%1 Month Performance2.29%5.63%4.16%0.33%1 Year Performance10.43%44.90%53.70%11.71% Northrop Grumman Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NOCNorthrop Grumman4.432 of 5 stars$584.89-2.8%$617.50+5.6%+13.4%$83.79B$40.50B21.5797,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBABoeing3.9278 of 5 stars$211.04-2.3%$233.91+10.8%+39.9%$159.58B$75.33B-12.78172,000Analyst RevisionGDGeneral Dynamics4.358 of 5 stars$333.03-2.8%$324.11-2.7%+9.4%$89.58B$47.72B22.35117,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.1079 of 5 stars$283.26-1.0%$262.67-7.3%+9.3%$11.12B$11.54B21.2044,000Positive NewsLDOSLeidos4.4801 of 5 stars$187.89-3.2%$188.31+0.2%+12.5%$24.11B$16.66B17.7648,000LHXL3Harris Technologies4.6487 of 5 stars$292.45-1.9%$278.19-4.9%+16.9%$54.72B$21.33B32.6847,000Positive NewsLMTLockheed Martin4.5036 of 5 stars$505.11-0.5%$503.53-0.3%-17.4%$117.93B$71.84B28.44121,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastRTXRTX4.6189 of 5 stars$157.64-2.8%$164.13+4.1%+27.6%$211.01B$80.74B34.65186,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportTDYTeledyne Technologies3.7368 of 5 stars$567.27-1.6%$580.25+2.3%+27.1%$26.60B$5.67B31.2414,900Upcoming EarningsTXTTextron4.4741 of 5 stars$81.58-3.6%$92.45+13.3%-8.5%$14.54B$13.70B18.4634,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeGEGE Aerospace4.7043 of 5 stars$291.96-2.5%$264.50-9.4%+57.4%$309.61B$38.70B40.7253,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BA Alternatives GD Alternatives HII Alternatives LDOS Alternatives LHX Alternatives LMT Alternatives RTX Alternatives TDY Alternatives TXT Alternatives GE Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:NOC) was last updated on 10/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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