This afternoon we watched Northrop Grumman rise 1.3% to a price of $477.32 per share. The Large-Cap Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery company is now trading -12.04% below its average target price of $542.66. Analysts have set target prices ranging from $477.0 to $621.45 per share for Northrop Grumman, and have given the stock an average rating of buy.
The stock has a very low short interest at 1.9%, and a short ratio of 1.88. The company's insiders own 0.23% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests. Finally, we also note that a significant number of institutional investors are invested in the stock, with 84.8% of Northrop Grumman's shares being owned by this investor type.
Institutions Invested in Northrop Grumman
| Date Reported | Holder | Percentage | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-31 | State Street Corporation | 9% | 13,453,769 | $6,421,820,452 |
| 2025-03-31 | Vanguard Group Inc | 9% | 13,266,301 | $6,332,337,286 |
| 2025-03-31 | Blackrock Inc. | 7% | 10,508,165 | $5,015,809,986 |
| 2025-03-31 | Capital International Investors | 6% | 8,853,055 | $4,225,784,585 |
| 2025-03-31 | Wellington Management Group, LLP | 4% | 5,139,333 | $2,453,132,186 |
| 2025-03-31 | Morgan Stanley | 3% | 4,082,612 | $1,948,732,822 |
| 2025-03-31 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2% | 3,100,539 | $1,479,964,816 |
| 2025-03-31 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 2% | 2,887,829 | $1,378,433,012 |
| 2025-03-31 | Bank of America Corporation | 2% | 2,768,008 | $1,321,239,452 |
| 2025-03-31 | Franklin Resources, Inc. | 2% | 2,624,381 | $1,252,682,692 |
Besides an analyst consensus of some upside potential, other market factors point to there being mixed market sentiment on Northrop Grumman.
