A share price of Northrop Grumman Corp [NOC] is currently trading at $533.99, up 3.47%. 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 9.98% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 8.85%, 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 April 11, 2025, when Goldman upgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $521 for it. Previously, RBC Capital Mkts upgraded its rating to Outperform on March 27, 2025, and elevated its price target to $575. On February 03, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Peer Perform. Citigroup upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $587 on January 21, 2025. Truist initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $544 as its price target on January 14, 2025. Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on January 08, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $595. In a note dated August 27, 2024, Alembic Global Advisors downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $560.
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 $558 within the next 12 months. Northrop Grumman Corp [NYSE: NOC] shares were valued at $533.99 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 4.5% 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. 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 519.54 points at the first support level, and at 505.08 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 543.10, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 552.20.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Northrop Grumman Corp [NYSE:NOC] 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 1.88, the price to book ratio is 5.06 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.80.
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.
