Q2 Earnings Forecast for NOC Issued By Seaport Res Ptn

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Northrop Grumman in a report issued on Wednesday, July 16th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst R. Safran anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings of $6.76 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Northrop Grumman’s current full-year earnings is $28.05 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Northrop Grumman’s Q4 2025 earnings at $7.78 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $27.92 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on NOC. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Northrop Grumman from $600.00 to $550.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Northrop Grumman from $580.00 to $625.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Northrop Grumman from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $424.00 to $521.00 in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and issued a $542.00 target price (down from $580.00) on shares of Northrop Grumman in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Susquehanna lowered their target price on shares of Northrop Grumman from $557.00 to $540.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $550.00.

Northrop Grumman Stock Performance

Northrop Grumman stock opened at $524.38 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $491.91 and its 200 day moving average is $486.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 0.95 and a quick ratio of 0.84. Northrop Grumman has a 1-year low of $426.24 and a 1-year high of $555.57. The firm has a market capitalization of $75.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.17 and a beta of 0.15.

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The aerospace company reported $6.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $6.33 by ($0.27). Northrop Grumman had a net margin of 9.19% and a return on equity of 25.46%. The business had revenue of $9.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $10.07 billion.

Northrop Grumman Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were issued a $2.31 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $9.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.76%. This is a boost from Northrop Grumman’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.06. Northrop Grumman’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 36.46%.

Insider Activity at Northrop Grumman

In related news, VP Roshan S. Roeder sold 991 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $490.00, for a total transaction of $485,590.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 319 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $156,310. This trade represents a 75.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Kathy J. Warden sold 7,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $505.77, for a total transaction of $3,793,275.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 201,602 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $101,964,243.54. This trade represents a 3.59% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 16,569 shares of company stock worth $8,323,150. Corporate insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. First United Bank & Trust increased its stake in shares of Northrop Grumman by 641.0% during the second quarter. First United Bank & Trust now owns 778 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $389,000 after purchasing an additional 673 shares in the last quarter. JLB & Associates Inc. boosted its holdings in Northrop Grumman by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. JLB & Associates Inc. now owns 29,837 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $14,918,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares during the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Northrop Grumman by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,049 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,025,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Northrop Grumman by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC now owns 1,987 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $993,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FARMERS & MERCHANTS TRUST Co OF LONG BEACH boosted its holdings in Northrop Grumman by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. FARMERS & MERCHANTS TRUST Co OF LONG BEACH now owns 5,970 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $2,985,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.40% of the company’s stock.

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.