Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for NOC Earnings

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) – Analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Northrop Grumman in a research note issued on Tuesday, November 11th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the aerospace company will post earnings per share of $5.21 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $6.31. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $6.62 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $7.55 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $8.35 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $5.64 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $7.98 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $7.95 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $30.59 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently commented on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $696.00 target price on shares of Northrop Grumman in a research note on Thursday, October 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $700.00 price objective on shares of Northrop Grumman and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Northrop Grumman to $770.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Northrop Grumman from $575.00 to $640.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Northrop Grumman in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $642.73.

Northrop Grumman Stock Performance

Shares of NOC stock traded down $0.41 on Friday, hitting $557.59. The company had a trading volume of 71,164 shares, compared to its average volume of 918,390. Northrop Grumman has a twelve month low of $426.24 and a twelve month high of $640.90. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $590.67 and a 200-day moving average price of $547.10. The company has a quick ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95. The firm has a market cap of $79.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.07 and a beta of 0.07.

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The aerospace company reported $7.67 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.43 by $1.24. The business had revenue of $10.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.68 billion. Northrop Grumman had a return on equity of 25.49% and a net margin of 9.82%.Northrop Grumman’s revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $7.00 EPS. Northrop Grumman has set its FY 2025 guidance at 25.650-26.050 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NOC. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Northrop Grumman by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,531,586 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $8,245,066,000 after purchasing an additional 109,941 shares in the last quarter. Soundwatch Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Northrop Grumman in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $6,457,274,000. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its stake in Northrop Grumman by 23.4% during the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 5,139,333 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $2,631,390,000 after purchasing an additional 974,633 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Northrop Grumman by 0.5% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,115,519 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,554,299,000 after purchasing an additional 14,980 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in Northrop Grumman by 2.2% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 2,996,284 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,825,696,000 after purchasing an additional 63,223 shares during the period. 83.40% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Northrop Grumman Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were given a dividend of $2.31 per share. This represents a $9.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 2nd. Northrop Grumman’s dividend payout ratio is presently 33.24%.

Northrop Grumman Company Profile

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.