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Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Aerospace & Defense industry segment, falling under the Industrials sector. The current market capitalization of Northrop Grumman Corp is $66.73B. A total of 1.24 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 885.15K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Simpson Kathryn G sold 1,035 shares of NOC for 429.08 per share on Feb 20 ’25. After the transaction, the Corp VP & General Counsel now owns 779 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 20 ’25, Davies Benjamin R. sold 192 shares at 429.08 per share. NOC shares that CVP & Pres. Defense Systems owns now total 709.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Hardesty Michael A acquired of 1,931 shares on Feb 24 ’25 at a per-share price of $453.59. In another insider transaction, Bromberg Matthew Fox bought 2,500 shares at $453.83 per share on Feb 24 ’25.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Northrop Grumman Corp pays an annual dividend of $8.05, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.75%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.23. NOC’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.87% when it declared a $2.06 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/3/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/2/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.7%. The NOC stock dividend was $2.06 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important 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 $6.34 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 18.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $6.71 per share and a lower estimate of $6.16.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. 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 $105.48, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $12.93B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside 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 3.89.
