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The closing price of Northrop Grumman Corp (NYSE: NOC) was $594.52 for the day, up 1.49% from the previous closing price of $585.77. In other words, the price has increased by $1.49 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.51 million shares were traded. NOC stock price reached its highest trading level at $594.96 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $586.85.
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 44.83 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 65.08. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.91 and its Current Ratio is at 1.03. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.13 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.10.
On April 11, 2025, Goldman Upgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Sell but kept the price unchanged to $521.
RBC Capital Mkts Upgraded its Sector Perform to Outperform on March 27, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $500 to $575.
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 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 85125144576 and an Enterprise Value of 101312143360. As of this moment, Northrop’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.86, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.63. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.49. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.51. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.501 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.734.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NOC is 0.09, which has changed by 0.12583554 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1529237 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NOC has reached a high of $600.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $426.24. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.68%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 16.81%.
Shares Statistics:
NOC traded an average of 759.05K shares per day over the past three months and 856840 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 143.28M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 142.87M. Insiders hold about 0.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.12% stake in the company. Shares short for NOC as of 1757894400 were 1568971 with a Short Ratio of 2.07, compared to 1755216000 on 2209371. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1568971 and a Short% of Float of 1.0999999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 8.49, NOC has a forward annual dividend rate of 8.74. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.014493742. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.59. . 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
As of right now, 18.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $7.53, with high estimates of $7.78 and low estimates of $7.21.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $25.72 and $25.01 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $25.38. EPS for the following year is $28.91, with 20.0 analysts recommending between $30.69 and $27.65.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in . The current quarter, according to 17 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $10.88B to a low estimate of $10.29B. As of . The current estimate, Northrop Grumman Corp’s year-ago sales were $10BFor the next quarter, 17 analysts are estimating revenue of $11.69B. There is a high estimate of $11.98B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $11.58B.
A total of 18 analysts have provided revenue estimates for NOC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $42.36B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $42.09B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $42.19B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $41.03BBased on 19 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $44.32B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $45.03B and the low estimate is $43.97B.
