Northrop Grumman (NOC) – Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

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

• 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 PLC. 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 AG from $685.00 to $704.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/26/2026 – Northrop Grumman was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.

Northrop Grumman Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 31st were issued a dividend of $2.47 per share. This represents a $9.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 31st. Northrop Grumman’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.39%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Northrop Grumman

In other news, Director Mark Welsh, III sold 95 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $547.53, for a total transaction of $52,015.35. Following the sale, the director directly owned 4,393 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,405,299.29. The trade was a 2.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

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.