A share price of Northrop Grumman Corp [NOC] is currently trading at $491.97, up 2.16%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The NOC shares have lost -4.12% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.70%, 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 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 experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $418.60 and $555.57. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $564 within the next 12 months. Northrop Grumman Corp [NYSE: NOC] shares were valued at $491.97 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 14.64% based on the average NOC price forecast.
Analyzing the NOC fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Northrop Grumman Corp [NYSE:NOC] were 41.03B which represents 0.45% growth. 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 485.36 points at the first support level, and at 478.76 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 500.79, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 509.62.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Northrop Grumman Corp [NYSE:NOC] is 1.00. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.89, and the Cash Ratio is 0.31. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.74, the price to book ratio is 4.66 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 17.32.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved WELSH MARK A III, Director, that happened on Apr 07 ’25 when 33.0 shares were sold. Chair, CEO and President, Warden Kathy J completed a deal on Mar 06 ’25 to sell 3750.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director WELSH MARK A III sold 33.0 shares on Mar 05 ’25.
