Northrop Grumman (NOC) – Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 2/3/2025 – Northrop Grumman was upgraded by analysts at Wolfe Research from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating.
• 2/3/2025 – Northrop Grumman was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 1/31/2025 – Northrop Grumman had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $595.00 to $574.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – Northrop Grumman had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $579.00 to $558.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/21/2025 – Northrop Grumman was upgraded by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $587.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/19/2025 – Northrop Grumman was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 1/14/2025 – Northrop Grumman is now covered by analysts at Truist Financial Co.. They set a “buy” rating and a $544.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/11/2025 – Northrop Grumman was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 1/8/2025 – Northrop Grumman had its price target lowered by analysts at Susquehanna from $625.00 to $557.00. They now have a “positive” rating on the stock.
• 1/8/2025 – Northrop Grumman was upgraded by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $595.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/6/2025 – Northrop Grumman had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $550.00 to $500.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/3/2025 – Northrop Grumman was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 12/24/2024 – Northrop Grumman was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 12/14/2024 – Northrop Grumman was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 12/11/2024 – Northrop Grumman had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $565.00 to $505.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.

Northrop Grumman Price Performance

NYSE NOC opened at $482.79 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $69.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.04, a PEG ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.35. Northrop Grumman Co. has a 1-year low of $418.60 and a 1-year high of $555.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $478.26 and its 200-day moving average price is $499.10.

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The aerospace company reported $6.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.27 by $0.12. Northrop Grumman had a return on equity of 26.24% and a net margin of 10.17%. On average, equities analysts predict that Northrop Grumman Co. will post 28.04 earnings per share for the current year.

Northrop Grumman Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 2nd were issued a dividend of $2.06 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 2nd. This represents a $8.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.71%. Northrop Grumman’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.08%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Northrop Grumman news, VP Benjamin R. Davies sold 1,156 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $532.93, for a total value of $616,067.08. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 537 shares in the company, valued at $286,183.41. This represents a 68.28 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 1,222 shares of company stock worth $647,025. Company insiders own 0.22% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in NOC. Trinity Street Asset Management LLP boosted its position in shares of Northrop Grumman by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Trinity Street Asset Management LLP now owns 48,367 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $22,698,000 after purchasing an additional 1,786 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new position in Northrop Grumman in the 3rd quarter worth $604,000. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Northrop Grumman by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 212,514 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $112,222,000 after buying an additional 5,334 shares in the last quarter. AIA Group Ltd raised its holdings in Northrop Grumman by 20.0% during the third quarter. AIA Group Ltd now owns 7,458 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $3,938,000 after acquiring an additional 1,242 shares during the period. Finally, Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI lifted its position in shares of Northrop Grumman by 1,316.9% in the fourth quarter. Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI now owns 16,139 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $7,574,000 after acquiring an additional 15,000 shares in the last quarter. 83.40% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Northrop Grumman Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense technology company in the United States, Asia/Pacific, Europe, and internationally. The company’s Aeronautics Systems segment designs, develops, manufactures, integrates, and sustains aircraft systems. This segment also offers unmanned autonomous aircraft systems, including high-altitude long-endurance strategic ISR systems and vertical take-off and landing tactical ISR systems; and strategic long-range strike aircraft, tactical fighter and air dominance aircraft, and airborne battle management and command and control systems.