At the time of writing, Northrop Grumman Corp [NOC] stock is trading at $513.87, up 1.17%. 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 3.00% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.58%, 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 July 08, 2025, when Deutsche Bank downgraded its rating to a Hold but kept the price target unchanged to $542 for it. Previously, Goldman upgraded its rating to Neutral on April 11, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $521. On March 27, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform and revised its price target to $575 on the stock. Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to a Peer Perform. Citigroup upgraded its rating to a Buy but $587 remained the price target by the analyst firm on January 21, 2025. Truist started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on January 14, 2025, and assigned it a price target of $544. In a note dated January 08, 2025, Wells Fargo upgraded an Overweight rating on this stock but restated the target price of $595.
For the past year, the stock price of Northrop Grumman Corp fluctuated between $422.69 and $555.57. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $550 within the next 12 months. Northrop Grumman Corp [NYSE: NOC] shares were valued at $513.87 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 7.03% based on the average NOC price forecast.
Analyzing the NOC fundamentals
According to Northrop Grumman Corp [NYSE:NOC], the company’s sales were 40.37B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -6.56% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.19% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.1%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.11%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.09%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.25 and Total Capital is 0.11. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.07.
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 507.59 points at the first support level, and at 501.31 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 517.54, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 521.21.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Northrop Grumman Corp [NYSE:NOC] has a current ratio of 0.94. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.82, while the Cash Ratio is 0.12. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.83, the price to book ratio is 4.94 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 20.23.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved WELSH MARK A III, Director, that happened on Jul 07 ’25 when 33.0 shares were sold. CVP and Pres. Space Systems, Fleming Robert J. completed a deal on Jun 13 ’25 to sell 3500.0 shares. Meanwhile, CVP & Pres Aeronautics Systems Jones Thomas H sold 729.0 shares on Jun 13 ’25.
