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The price of Northrop Grumman Corp (NYSE: NOC) closed at $566.74 in the last session, up 0.67% from day before closing price of $562.98. In other words, the price has increased by $0.67 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.74 million shares were traded. NOC stock price reached its highest trading level at $570.79 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $559.02.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at NOC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 41.33 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 44.10. 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.
On July 08, 2025, Deutsche Bank Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $542.
Goldman Upgraded its Sell to Neutral on April 11, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $521.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 17 ’25 when Jones Thomas H sold 729 shares for $525.00 per share. The transaction valued at 382,725 led to the insider holds 6,207 shares of the business.
Jones Thomas H bought 729 shares of NOC for $382,703 on Jul 17 ’25. On Jul 07 ’25, another insider, WELSH MARK A III, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 33 shares for $506.67 each. As a result, the insider received 16,720 and left with 4,363 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 80885170176 and an Enterprise Value of 96419168256. As of this moment, Northrop’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.34, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.66. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.31. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.98 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.06. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.356 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.66.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NOC is 0.05, which has changed by 0.081780076 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14151978 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 -4.20%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.23%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, NOC traded on average about 727.30K shares per day over the past 3-months and 740100 shares per day over the past 10 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 85.47% stake in the company. Shares short for NOC as of 1761868800 were 1200859 with a Short Ratio of 2.04, compared to 1759190400 on 1468968. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1200859 and a Short% of Float of 0.84.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for NOC is 8.74, which was 8.74 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01552453. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.58. The current Payout Ratio is 28.41% for NOC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-02 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-02. 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 eagerly awaiting the insights provided by 17.0 analysts currently analyzing and rating the stock of Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC).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 $28.88, with 19.0 analysts recommending between $30.19 and $27.72.
Revenue Estimates
According to 17 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $11.62B. It ranges from a high estimate of $11.81B to a low estimate of $11.53B. As of. The current estimate, Northrop Grumman Corp’s year-ago sales were $10.69BFor the next quarter, 17 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 18 analysts have provided revenue estimates for NOC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $42.05B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $41.77B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $41.87B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $41.03BBased on 18 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $44.11B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $44.74B and the low estimate is $43.65B.
