After Hours
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Stocks Info
NOC belongs to the Industrials sector of the NYSE while operating in the Aerospace & Defense industry. The current market capitalization of Northrop Grumman Corp is $68.82B. A total of 0.96 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 746.90K shares.
In the most recent transaction, WELSH MARK A III sold 33 shares of NOC for 456.74 per share on Jan 06 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 4,139 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 05 ’24, WELSH MARK A III sold 33 shares at 481.39 per share. NOC shares that Director owns now total 4,155.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Mark Welsh acquired of 99 shares on Dec 05 ’24 at a per-share price of $486.62. In another insider transaction, Davies Benjamin R. sold 1,156 shares at $532.93 per share on Nov 11 ’24. Company shares held by the CVP & Pres. Defense Systems now total 537.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Northrop Grumman Corp pays an annual dividend of $8.05, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.70%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.25. 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.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. 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
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using 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
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. 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 3.61.
