Northrop Grumman Corp [NOC] stock is trading at $512.19, down -0.32%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The NOC shares have gain 4.38% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 11.35%, and 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 March 27, 2025, when RBC Capital Mkts upgraded its rating to a Outperform and also boosted its price target to $575 from $500. Previously, Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to Peer Perform on February 03, 2025. On January 21, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $587 on the stock. Truist started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $544 on January 14, 2025. Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Overweight but $595 remained the price target by the analyst firm on January 08, 2025. Alembic Global Advisors downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on August 27, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $560. In a note dated July 29, 2024, Deutsche Bank upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $474 to $575.
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 $561.8 within the next 12 months. Northrop Grumman Corp [NYSE: NOC] shares were valued at $512.19 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 9.69% 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.12.
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 507.26 points at the first support level, and at 502.34 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 516.98, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 521.78.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Northrop Grumman Corp’s Current Ratio is 1.00. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.89, while the Cash Ratio is 0.31. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.81, the price to book ratio is 4.86 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.03.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Warden Kathy J, Chair, CEO and President, that happened on Mar 06 ’25 when 3750.0 shares were sold. Director, WELSH MARK A III completed a deal on Mar 05 ’25 to sell 33.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Warden Kathy J bought 3750.0 shares on Mar 06 ’25.
