Northrop Grumman (NOC) Stock Forecast, Price & News

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Northrop Grumman in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 7 hold ratings and 7 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street 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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15 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Northrop Grumman's stock. Their NOC share price forecasts range from $375.00 to $655.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $509.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 14.8% from the stock's current price.
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Northrop Grumman's stock was trading at $545.61 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, NOC stock has decreased by 18.7% and is now trading at $443.31.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 27th 2023.
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Northrop Grumman Co. (NYSE:NOC) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 27th. The aerospace company reported $5.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $5.16 by $0.34. The aerospace company earned $9.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.19 billion. Northrop Grumman had a net margin of 12.89% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 26.61%. Northrop Grumman's revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $6.10 earnings per share.
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Northrop Grumman announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 30th will be paid a dividend of $1.87 per share on Wednesday, June 14th. This represents a $7.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.69%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 26th. This is an increase from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $1.73.
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Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) pays an annual dividend of $6.92 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.56%. 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 22.39%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, NOC will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.08% 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 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 27th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $22.25-$22.85 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of $22.03. The company issued revenue guidance of $38.00 billion-$38.40 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $38.32 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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (9.35%), Wellington Management Group LLP (3.96%), FMR LLC (3.60%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.79%), Sanders Capital LLC (1.40%) and Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (1.03%). Insiders that own company stock include David T Perry, Janis G Pamiljans, Karl J Krapek, Kathy J Warden, 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 $443.31.

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) has a market capitalization of $67.32 billion and generates $36.60 billion in revenue each year. The aerospace company earns $4.90 billion in net income (profit) each year or $30.91 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 95,000 workers across the globe.

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.