Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) is a leading aerospace & defense business with stocks listed in the US. It opened the day at US$473.58 after a previous close of US$470.98. During the day the price has varied from a low of USD470.41 to a high of USD476.765. The latest price was USD474.68 (25 minute delay). Northrop Grumman Corporation is listed on the NYSE. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
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Northrop Grumman Corporation's shares were split on a 10000:9035 basis on 30 March 2011. So if you had owned 9035 shares the day before the split, the next day you would own 10000 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Northrop Grumman Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 9.7% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Northrop Grumman Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Northrop Grumman Corporation's share price.
| Open | US$473.58 |
|---|---|
| High | US$476.765 |
| Low | US$470.41 |
| Close | US$474.68 |
| Previous close | US$470.98 |
| Change | US$3.7 |
| Change % | 0.7856% |
| Volume | 1,359,805 |
| 52-week range | US$411.2262 - US$492.8942 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | US$458.793 |
| 200-day moving average | US$456.1789 |
| Target price | US$490.74 |
| PE ratio | 33.3346 |
| Dividend yield | US$7.34 (1.66%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | US$13.51 |
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Historical closes compared with the last close of $474.68
| 1 week (2024-04-17) | 5.01% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-03-22) | 1.27% |
| 3 months (2024-01-24) | 2.32% |
| 6 months (2023-10-24) | -0.79% |
| 1 year (2023-04-24) | 0.80% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-04-22) | 6.10% |
| 3 years (2021-04-23) | 38.78% |
| 5 years (2019-04-24) | 69.53% |
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Valuing Northrop Grumman Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Northrop Grumman Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Northrop Grumman Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 33x. In other words, Northrop Grumman Corporation shares trade at around 33x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Northrop Grumman Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.907. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Northrop Grumman Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Northrop Grumman Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is US$4 billion (£3.2 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Northrop Grumman Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure stock profitability.
Over the last 12 months, Northrop Grumman Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as US$411.2262 up to US$492.8942. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta measures a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Northrop Grumman Corporation's is 0.34. This would suggest that Northrop Grumman Corporation's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
| Revenue TTM | US$39.3 billion |
|---|---|
| Gross profit TTM | US$7.5 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 3.66% |
| Return on equity TTM | 13.66% |
| Profit margin | 5.23% |
| Book value | 98.562 |
| Market capitalisation | US$66.7 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 32.12% of net profits
Recently Northrop Grumman Corporation has paid out, on average, around 32.12% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.66% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Northrop Grumman Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 1.66% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Northrop Grumman Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $7.34 per share.
While Northrop Grumman Corporation's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Northrop Grumman Corporation may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
Northrop Grumman Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 12 March 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 22 February 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Northrop Grumman Corporation.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 33.16
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Northrop Grumman Corporation's overall score of 33.16 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 64th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Northrop Grumman Corporation is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 11.84/100
Northrop Grumman Corporation's environmental score of 11.84 puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 17.49/100
Northrop Grumman Corporation's social score of 17.49 puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 8.83/100
Northrop Grumman Corporation's governance score puts it squarely in the 5th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Controversy score: 3/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Northrop Grumman Corporation scored a 3 out of 5 for controversy – a middle-of-the-table result reflecting that Northrop Grumman Corporation hasn't always managed to keep its nose clean.
Northrop Grumman Corporation was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 33.16 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 63.95 |
| Environmental score | 11.84 |
| Environmental score percentile | 5 |
| Social score | 17.49 |
| Social score percentile | 5 |
| Governance score | 8.83 |
| Governance score percentile | 5 |
| Level of controversy | 3 |
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. Its Defense Systems segment designs, develops, integrates, and produces tactical weapons and missile defense solutions, and provides sustainment, modernization, and training services for manned and unmanned aircraft and electronics systems. It also offers integrated, all-domain command, and control battle management systems, precision strike weapons; high speed air-breathing and hypersonic systems; high-performance gun systems, ammunition, precision munitions and advanced fuzes; aircraft and mission systems logistics support, sustainment, operations and modernization; and warfighter training services. The company's Mission Systems segment offers command, control, communications and computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems; radar, electro-optical/infrared and acoustic sensors; electronic warfare systems; advanced communications and network systems; cyber solutions; intelligence processing systems; navigation; and maritime power, propulsion, and payload launch systems. Its Space Systems segment offers satellites, spacecraft systems, subsystems, sensors, and payloads; ground systems; missile defense systems and interceptors; launch vehicles and related propulsion systems; and strategic missiles. Northrop Grumman Corporation was founded in 1939 and is based in Falls Church, Virginia.
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