Northrop Grumman Corp [NOC] stock is trading at $473.41, up 2.53%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The NOC shares have gain 5.22% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.06%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Northrop Grumman Corp [NYSE: NOC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 03, 2025, when Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to a Peer Perform. Previously, Citigroup upgraded its rating to Buy on January 21, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $587. On January 14, 2025, Truist initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $544 on the stock. Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Overweight but stick to its price target of $595 on January 08, 2025. Alembic Global Advisors downgraded its rating to a Neutral but $560 remained the price target by the analyst firm on August 27, 2024. Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on July 29, 2024, and upped its price target to $575. In a note dated June 26, 2024, BTIG Research initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $565 on this stock.
Northrop Grumman Corp [NOC] stock has fluctuated between $418.60 and $555.57 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $566.83 within the next 12 months. Northrop Grumman Corp [NYSE: NOC] shares were valued at $473.41 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 19.73% based on the average NOC price forecast.
Analyzing the NOC fundamentals
Northrop Grumman Corp [NYSE:NOC] reported sales of 41.03B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 0.45%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.2% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.11%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.29 and Total Capital is 0.13. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.12.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 466.44 points at the first support level, and at 459.48 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 477.09, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 480.78.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Northrop Grumman Corp’s Current Ratio is 1.00. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.89, while the Cash Ratio is 0.31. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.67, the price to book ratio is 4.49 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 16.66.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Davies Benjamin R., CVP & Pres. Defense Systems, that happened on Feb 28 ’25 when 464.0 shares were sold. Officer, Keffer David F completed a deal on Feb 28 ’25 to buy 10890.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Davies Benjamin R. bought 464.0 shares on Feb 28 ’25.
