Northrop Grumman (NOC) – Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) in the last few weeks:

• 10/27/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its price target raised by Sanford C. Bernstein from $556.00 to $590.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 10/26/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $600.00 to $605.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/25/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group. They now have a $585.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/22/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its price target raised by Barclays from $419.00 to $430.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its price target raised by UBS Group from $694.00 to $698.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $745.00 to $765.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its price target raised by Guggenheim from $612.00 to $640.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – Northrop Grumman was upgraded by Robert W. Baird from “neutral” to “outperform”. They now have a $675.00 price target on the stock, up from $550.00.
• 10/21/2026 – Northrop Grumman was upgraded by Robert W. Baird from “hold” to “outperform”. They now have a $675.00 price target on the stock, up from $550.00.
• 10/21/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its price target raised by BNP Paribas Exane from $540.00 to $600.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $525.00 to $550.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 10/14/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its price target lowered by Sanford C. Bernstein from $620.00 to $556.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 10/9/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its price target lowered by TD Cowen from $590.00 to $540.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 10/8/2026 – Northrop Grumman is now covered by Barclays. They set an “underweight” rating and a $419.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/8/2026 – Northrop Grumman was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 10/6/2026 – Northrop Grumman is now covered by Rothschild & Co Redburn. They set a “buy” rating and a $680.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/6/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its price target lowered by BNP Paribas Exane from $640.00 to $540.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/6/2026 – Northrop Grumman is now covered by Rothschild & Co Redburn. They set a “buy” rating and a $680.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/2/2026 – Northrop Grumman was downgraded by Royal Bank Of Canada from “outperform” to “sector perform”. They now have a $525.00 price target on the stock, down from $640.00.
• 9/23/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its price target lowered by Sanford C. Bernstein from $653.00 to $620.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 9/14/2026 – Northrop Grumman is now covered by Guggenheim. They set a “buy” rating and a $612.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/14/2026 – Northrop Grumman was upgraded by Guggenheim to “strong-buy”.
• 9/10/2026 – Northrop Grumman was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “hold (c)”.
• 9/8/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its price target raised by UBS Group from $685.00 to $704.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Northrop Grumman Price Performance

NYSE:NOC traded down $25.58 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $524.72. 1,735,177 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 930,172. The company has a quick ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. The stock has a market cap of $74.54 billion, a PE ratio of 16.55, a PEG ratio of 2.98 and a beta of -0.13. Northrop Grumman Corporation has a 12 month low of $470.06 and a 12 month high of $774.00. The company has a fifty day moving average of $520.23 and a 200 day moving average of $590.26.

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 20th. The aerospace company reported $7.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.18 by $0.71. Northrop Grumman had a net margin of 10.37% and a return on equity of 23.46%. The company had revenue of $11.12 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.14 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $7.67 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 6.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, research analysts anticipate that Northrop Grumman Corporation will post 29.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Northrop Grumman Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 16th. Investors of record on Monday, August 31st were given a $2.47 dividend. This represents a $9.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 31st. Northrop Grumman’s payout ratio is 31.17%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Mark Welsh, III sold 98 shares of Northrop Grumman stock in a transaction on Monday, November 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $555.65, for a total value of $54,453.70. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 4,314 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,397,074.10. This trade represents a 2.22% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.21% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is a global aerospace and defense company that develops and produces systems for government and commercial customers, with the U.S. government representing its primary customer base. The company operates across aerospace, defense, space, cybersecurity and advanced technology markets.

Its products and services include military aircraft and autonomous systems, space systems and satellites, missile defense technologies, command-and-control systems, cyber solutions, sensors, communications networks and other mission-critical systems.