At the time of writing, Northrop Grumman Corp [NOC] stock is trading at $563.79, up 9.41%. 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 9.09% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 13.28%, 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 $426.24 and $555.57. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $547.5 within the next 12 months. Northrop Grumman Corp [NYSE: NOC] shares were valued at $563.79 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -2.89% based on the average NOC price forecast.
Analyzing the NOC fundamentals
According to Northrop Grumman Corp [NYSE:NOC], the company’s sales were 40.50B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 1.30% jump. 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 543.83 points at the first support level, and at 523.87 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 575.44, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 587.08.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Northrop Grumman Corp [NYSE:NOC] has a current ratio of 1.03. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.91, while the Cash Ratio is 0.12. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.00, the price to book ratio is 5.22 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 20.73.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Jones Thomas H, CVP & Pres Aeronautics Systems, that happened on Jul 17 ’25 when 729.0 shares were sold. Officer, Jones Thomas H completed a deal on Jul 17 ’25 to buy 729.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director WELSH MARK A III sold 33.0 shares on Jul 07 ’25.
