Northrop Grumman Co. (NYSE:NOC – Free Report) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Northrop Grumman in a research report issued on Monday, August 19th. Zacks Research analyst A. Dutta now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings of $6.55 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $6.58. The consensus estimate for Northrop Grumman’s current full-year earnings is $25.18 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Northrop Grumman’s Q2 2025 earnings at $6.71 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $9.58 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $4.80 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $27.65 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $7.75 EPS.
Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The aerospace company reported $6.36 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.93 by $0.43. Northrop Grumman had a net margin of 5.61% and a return on equity of 25.44%. The firm had revenue of $10.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.02 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $5.34 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 6.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Northrop Grumman Stock Performance
NYSE NOC opened at $506.77 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 0.99. Northrop Grumman has a 1 year low of $414.56 and a 1 year high of $509.42. The company has a market capitalization of $75.00 billion, a PE ratio of 35.44, a P/E/G ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.32. The company has a fifty day moving average of $457.42 and a two-hundred day moving average of $459.82.
Insider Buying and Selling at Northrop Grumman
In other Northrop Grumman news, VP Thomas H. Jones sold 1,389 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $477.56, for a total value of $663,330.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 6,755 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,225,917.80. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. In other news, VP Thomas H. Jones sold 1,389 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $477.56, for a total transaction of $663,330.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 6,755 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,225,917.80. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Thomas H. Jones sold 1,390 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $500.00, for a total transaction of $695,000.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 4,634 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,317,000. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Next Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Northrop Grumman by 16.3% during the 2nd quarter. Next Capital Management LLC now owns 970 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $423,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP boosted its position in Northrop Grumman by 1,546.2% during the second quarter. Quarry LP now owns 214 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $93,000 after acquiring an additional 201 shares during the last quarter. William B. Walkup & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in Northrop Grumman during the second quarter worth approximately $2,910,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its position in Northrop Grumman by 1,111.3% during the second quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 4,276 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,864,000 after acquiring an additional 3,923 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in Northrop Grumman by 5.9% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 16,093 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $7,019,000 after acquiring an additional 898 shares during the last quarter. 83.40% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
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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