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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 $83.99B. A total of 0.68 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 797.12K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Jones Thomas H sold 729 shares of NOC for 525.00 per share on Jul 17 ’25. After the transaction, the CVP & Pres Aeronautics Systems now owns 6,207 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jul 17 ’25, Jones Thomas H bought 729 shares at 524.97 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, WELSH MARK A III disposed of 33 shares on Jul 07 ’25 at a per-share price of $506.67. This resulted in the Director holding 4,363 shares of NOC after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Fleming Robert J. sold 3,500 shares at $505.77 per share on Jun 13 ’25. Company shares held by the CVP and Pres. Space Systems now total 1,827.
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 $8.49, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.45%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.57.
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 $600.99 and a low of $426.24.
As of this writing, NOC has an earnings estimate of $6.51 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 19.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $7.32 per share and a lower estimate of $6.28. The company reported an EPS of $7 in the last quarter
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 $107.98, 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.
