Northrop Grumman - NOC Stock Forecast, Price & News

12 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Northrop Grumman in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" NOC shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in NOC, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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12 brokerages have issued 1 year price objectives for Northrop Grumman's stock. Their NOC share price forecasts range from $350.00 to $560.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $487.75 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.0%.
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Northrop Grumman's stock was trading at $387.07 at the start of the year. Since then, NOC shares have increased by 26.0% and is now trading at $487.78.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 27th 2022.
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Northrop Grumman Co. (NYSE:NOC) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 28th. The aerospace company reported $6.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.93 by $0.70. The aerospace company earned $8.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.94 billion. Northrop Grumman had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 30.52% and a net margin of 16.23%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $5.89 EPS.
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Northrop Grumman announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 29th will be given a dividend of $1.73 per share on Wednesday, September 14th. This represents a $6.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.42%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 26th.
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Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) pays an annual dividend of $6.92 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.44%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 20 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 19.26%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, NOC will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.76% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Northrop Grumman issued an update on its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 4th. The company provided EPS guidance of $24.50-$25.10 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $24.83. The company issued revenue guidance of $36.20 billion-$36.60 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $36.54 billion.

610 employees have rated Northrop Grumman Chief Executive Officer Kathy Warden on Glassdoor.com. Kathy Warden has an approval rating of 85% among the company's employees.

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Northrop Grumman trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "NOC."

Northrop Grumman's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (9.21%), FMR LLC (4.24%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (3.51%), Northern Trust Corp (0.84%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (0.83%) and Macquarie Group Ltd. (0.81%). Insiders that own company stock include David T Perry, Janis G Pamiljans, Karl J Krapek, Kathy J Warden, Kenneth L Bedingfield, Lesley A Kalan, Mark A Caylor, Mark A Caylor, Mary D Petryszyn, Mary D Petryszyn, Michael A Hardesty, Shawn N Purvis, Sheila C Cheston, Thomas H Jones and Thomas L Wilson Jr.
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One share of NOC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $487.78.

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) has a market capitalization of $75.46 billion and generates $35.67 billion in revenue each year. The aerospace company earns $7.01 billion in net income (profit) each year or $35.93 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 88,000 workers across the globe.

Northrop Grumman was founded in 1939.

Northrop Grumman's mailing address is 2980 FAIRVIEW PARK DRIVE, FALLS CHURCH VA, 22042. The official website for the company is www.northropgrumman.com. The aerospace company can be reached via phone at (703) 280-2900, via email at investors@ngc.com, or via fax at 302-655-5049.