The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Northrop Grumman Corp shares valued at $1,783,688 were sold by Warden Kathy J on Mar 06 ’25. At $475.65 per share, Warden Kathy J sold 3,750 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 212,852 shares worth approximately $104.42 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, WELSH MARK A III sold 33 shares, netting a total of over 15,631 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $473.66 each, the insider now holds 4,073 shares.
Before that, Warden Kathy J had added 3,750 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,783,688, the Officer bought Northrop Grumman Corp shares for $475.65 each.
As published in a research note from Wolfe Research on February 03, 2025, Northrop Grumman Corp [NOC] has been rated up from an Underperform to a Peer perform. Analysts at Citigroup upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late January. As of January 14, 2025, Truist has initiated its “Buy” rating for NOC. Earlier on January 08, 2025, Wells Fargo upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Overweight” for NOC stock which previously was a “an Equal weight”.
Analyzing NOC Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.24%. Over the course of the year, Northrop Grumman Corp shares have jumped approximately 4.54%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $510.21 on 03/10/25 and a 52-week low of $426.24 on 02/20/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $471.94, while a 200-day SMA reached $483.52.
Support And Resistance Levels for Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 477.45, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 464.32. In the upper region, resistance lies at 498.16. The next price resistance is at 505.74. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 58.64 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 14.03, which suggests the price will increase in the coming days. Percent R is at 32.16%, indicating low price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
