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Stocks Info
Northrop Grumman Corp is listed on the NYSE in the Industrials sector while operating in the Aerospace & Defense industry. The current market capitalization of Northrop Grumman Corp is $69.71B. A total of 0.64 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 709.19K shares.
In the most recent transaction, WELSH MARK A III sold 33 shares of NOC for 481.39 per share on Dec 05 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 4,155 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 05 ’24, Mark Welsh bought 99 shares at 486.62 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Davies Benjamin R. disposed of 1,156 shares on Nov 11 ’24 at a per-share price of $532.93. This resulted in the CVP & Pres. Defense Systems holding 537 shares of NOC after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Davies Benjamin R. bought 1,156 shares at $532.93 per share on Nov 11 ’24.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Northrop Grumman Corp pays an annual dividend of $8.05, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.68%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.72. NOC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.7% when it declared a $2.06 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/2/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/3/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.6%. The NOC stock dividend was $2.06 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, NOC has a high of $555.57 and a low of $418.60.
As of this writing, NOC has an earnings estimate of $6.33 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 18.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $6.56 per share and a lower estimate of $6.06.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. NOC’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $3.53B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $14.37B in debt and $9.53B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $101.14, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $12.93B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for NOC is Buy with a score of 3.56.
