Currently, Northrop Grumman Corp [NOC] is trading at $637.95, up 2.63%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The NOC shares have gain 5.37% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 11.60%, 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 October 08, 2025, when Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $700 for it. Previously, Deutsche Bank downgraded its rating to Hold on July 08, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $542. On April 11, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Neutral but maintained its price target of $521 on the stock. RBC Capital Mkts upgraded its rating to a Outperform and increased its price target to $575 on March 27, 2025. Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to a Peer Perform. Citigroup upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on January 21, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $587. In a note dated January 14, 2025, Truist initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $544 on this stock.
This stock has fluctuated between a low of $426.24 and a high of $627.81 over the last 52 weeks. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $578.75 within the next 12 months. Northrop Grumman Corp [NYSE: NOC] shares were valued at $637.95 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -9.28% based on the average NOC price forecast.
Analyzing the NOC fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Northrop Grumman Corp [NYSE:NOC] were 40.50B which represents 1.30% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.19% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.1%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, 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 0.26 and Total Capital is 0.11. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.13.
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 629.49 points at the first support level, and at 621.02 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 642.48, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 647.00.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Northrop Grumman Corp [NYSE:NOC] is 1.03. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.91, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.14. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.26, the price to book ratio is 5.91 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 23.46.
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.
