Northrop Grumman
About: Northrop Grumman Corp is a diversified company which is aligned in four operating sectors, which also comprise our reportable segments namely Aeronautics Systems, Defense Systems, Mission Systems and Space Systems. The aerospace segment designs and builds military aircraft, including the F-35, Global Hawk drones, and the B-21 bomber. Defense systems develops artillery, missile systems, and missile defense technologies. Mission systems focuses on radar, navigation, and communication systems, while space systems manufactures satellites, sensors, and rocket motors.
Employees: 97,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
56% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 193 | Existing positions closed: 124
19% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 604 | Existing positions reduced: 509
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,561 [Q3] → 1,597 (+36) [Q4]
0.65% more ownership
Funds ownership: 81.01% [Q3] → 81.66% (+0.65%) [Q4]
1% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $587M | Put options by funds: $593M
10% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $62.8B [Q3] → $56.2B (-$6.59B) [Q4]
42% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 [Q3] → 7 (-5) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
7 analyst ratings
Truist Securities Michael Ciarmoli 57% 1-year accuracy 44 / 77 met price target | 11%upside $600 | Buy Maintained | 17 Apr 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Kristine Liwag 52% 1-year accuracy 11 / 21 met price target | 16%upside $625 | Overweight Maintained | 16 Apr 2025 |
Goldman Sachs Noah Poponak 38% 1-year accuracy 8 / 21 met price target | 4%downside $521 | Neutral Upgraded | 11 Apr 2025 |
RBC Capital Ken Herbert 53% 1-year accuracy 34 / 64 met price target | 6%upside $575 | Outperform Upgraded | 27 Mar 2025 |
Wells Fargo Matthew Akers 62% 1-year accuracy 48 / 78 met price target | 1%upside $547 | Overweight Maintained | 7 Mar 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 23 articles about NOC published over the past 30 days
