Shares of Industrials sector company Northrop Grumman moved 9.7% today, and are now trading at a price of $565.51. The Large-Cap stock's daily volume was 1,832,978 compared to its average volume of 914,168. The S&P 500 index returned a 0.0% performance.
Northrop Grumman Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense technology company in the United States, the Asia/Pacific, Europe, and internationally. The company is based in Falls Church and has 97,000 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $81,392,033,792. Northrop Grumman currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 1.6% per year.
22 analysts are following Northrop Grumman and have set target prices ranging from $480.0 to $658.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At today's prices, NOC is trading 2.23% away from its average analyst target price of $553.19 per share.
Over the last year, NOC's share price has increased by 16.5%, which represents a difference of 3.0% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $567.12 per share whereas its 52 week low is $426.24. Northrop Grumman's average free cash flow over the last 5 years has been $2.38 Billion, but they have been decreasing at an average rate of -2.4%. This may prove a challenge to the long term sustainability of the stock's upwards trend.
| Date Reported | Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) | Capital expenditures ($ k) | Free Cash Flow ($ k) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,388,000 | 1,767,000 | 2,621,000 | 24.81 |
| 2023 | 3,875,000 | 1,775,000 | 2,100,000 | 43.25 |
| 2022 | 2,901,000 | 1,435,000 | 1,466,000 | -31.88 |
| 2021 | 3,567,000 | 1,415,000 | 2,152,000 | -25.41 |
| 2020 | 4,305,000 | 1,420,000 | 2,885,000 | -4.88 |
| 2019 | 4,297,000 | 1,264,000 | 3,033,000 |
