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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 $71.72B. A total of 1.57 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 924.64K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Warden Kathy J sold 3,750 shares of NOC for 475.65 per share on Mar 06 ’25. After the transaction, the Chair, CEO and President now owns 212,852 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 05 ’25, WELSH MARK A III sold 33 shares at 473.66 per share. NOC shares that Director owns now total 4,073.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Warden Kathy J acquired of 3,750 shares on Mar 06 ’25 at a per-share price of $475.65. In another insider transaction, Mark Welsh bought 99 shares at $463.83 per share on Mar 05 ’25.
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 $8.24, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.66%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.44. 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.
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.
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 $105.48, 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 3.95.
