Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC – Free Report) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Northrop Grumman in a research note issued on Monday, June 16th. Zacks Research analyst A. Dutta now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings of $7.64 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $7.63. The consensus estimate for Northrop Grumman’s current full-year earnings is $28.05 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Northrop Grumman’s FY2026 earnings at $27.41 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $29.60 EPS.
Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The aerospace company reported $6.06 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.33 by ($0.27). Northrop Grumman had a return on equity of 25.46% and a net margin of 9.19%. The business had revenue of $9.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.07 billion.
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Northrop Grumman Price Performance
Shares of NOC opened at $497.92 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $489.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $482.96. The company has a market capitalization of $71.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.65, a P/E/G ratio of 5.40 and a beta of 0.14. Northrop Grumman has a fifty-two week low of $422.69 and a fifty-two week high of $555.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 0.95.
Institutional Trading of Northrop Grumman
A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of Northrop Grumman by 176.3% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,970 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,394,000 after buying an additional 1,895 shares in the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. boosted its position in Northrop Grumman by 34.3% during the fourth quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 1,476 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $693,000 after acquiring an additional 377 shares during the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG boosted its position in Northrop Grumman by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 1,006 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $472,000 after acquiring an additional 22 shares during the last quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. grew its stake in Northrop Grumman by 26.3% during the 4th quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 750 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $352,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. raised its holdings in Northrop Grumman by 96.2% in the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 2,313 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,086,000 after acquiring an additional 1,134 shares during the last quarter. 83.40% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Insider Buying and Selling at Northrop Grumman
In related news, VP Roshan S. Roeder sold 991 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $490.00, for a total transaction of $485,590.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 319 shares in the company, valued at $156,310. This represents a 75.65% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Kathy J. Warden sold 3,750 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $495.00, for a total transaction of $1,856,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 209,102 shares in the company, valued at $103,505,490. This represents a 1.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 16,569 shares of company stock valued at $8,322,279 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.
Northrop Grumman Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were given a dividend of $2.31 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 2nd. This is a boost from Northrop Grumman’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.06. This represents a $9.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.86%. Northrop Grumman’s dividend payout ratio is currently 36.46%.
About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense technology company in the United States, Asia/Pacific, Europe, and internationally. The company’s Aeronautics Systems segment designs, develops, manufactures, integrates, and sustains aircraft systems. This segment also offers unmanned autonomous aircraft systems, including high-altitude long-endurance strategic ISR systems and vertical take-off and landing tactical ISR systems; and strategic long-range strike aircraft, tactical fighter and air dominance aircraft, and airborne battle management and command and control systems.
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