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The closing price of Northrop Grumman Corp (NYSE: NOC) was $545.51 for the day, down -4.67% from the previous closing price of $572.25. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.67 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.79 million shares were traded. NOC stock price reached its highest trading level at $568.5 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $543.725.
Ratios:
Our analysis of NOC’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 39.78 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 42.45. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.97 and its Current Ratio is at 1.09. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.09 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.06.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, BNP Paribas Exane on November 18, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $710.
On October 08, 2025, Deutsche Bank Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $700. Deutsche Bank Downgraded its Buy to Hold on July 08, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $542.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 24 ’25 when WELSH MARK A III sold 97 shares for $564.08 per share. The transaction valued at 54,716 led to the insider holds 4,281 shares of the business.
Mark Welsh bought 192 shares of NOC for $108,931 on Nov 24 ’25. On Jul 17 ’25, another insider, Jones Thomas H, who serves as the CVP & Pres Aeronautics Systems of the company, sold 729 shares for $525.00 each. As a result, the insider received 382,725 and left with 6,207 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, NOC now has a Market Capitalization of 78107746304 and an Enterprise Value of 93389225984. As of this moment, Northrop’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.58, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.90. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.14. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.90 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.87. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.282 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.199.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NOC is 0.05, which has changed by 0.12427604 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12607694 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NOC has reached a high of $640.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $426.24. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.20%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.12%.
Shares Statistics:
NOC traded an average of 747.19K shares per day over the past three months and 757070 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 142.79M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 142.40M. Insiders hold about 0.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.43% stake in the company. Shares short for NOC as of 1763078400 were 1746447 with a Short Ratio of 2.34, compared to 1760486400 on 1480189. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1746447 and a Short% of Float of 1.23000005.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 8.74, NOC has a forward annual dividend rate of 8.99. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015334947. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.57. The current Payout Ratio is 28.41% for NOC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-01 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-01. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2011-03-31 when the company split stock in a 10000:9035 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are keenly observing as 18.0 analysts analyze and rate. The current performance of Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $6.43, with high estimates of $6.58 and low estimates of $6.16.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $26.37 and $25.85 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $26.07. EPS for the following year is $28.92, with 20.0 analysts recommending between $30.19 and $27.72.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 18 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $11.81B to a low estimate of $11.5B. As of. The current estimate, Northrop Grumman Corp’s year-ago sales were $10.69BFor the next quarter, 18 analysts are estimating revenue of $10.01B. There is a high estimate of $10.44B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $9.77B.
A total of 19 analysts have provided revenue estimates for NOC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $42.05B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $41.74B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $41.86B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $41.03BBased on 19 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $44.24B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $46.67B and the low estimate is $43.65B.
