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 $15,850 were sold by WELSH MARK A III on Apr 07 ’25. At $480.30 per share, WELSH MARK A III sold 33 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 4,057 shares worth approximately $2.09 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Warden Kathy J sold 3,750 shares, netting a total of over 1,783,688 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $475.65 each, the insider now holds 212,852 shares.
Before that, WELSH MARK A III had sold 33 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $15,631, the Director traded Northrop Grumman Corp shares for $473.66 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 33 shares, worth approximately $2.1 million.
As published in a research note from RBC Capital Mkts on March 27, 2025, Northrop Grumman Corp [NOC] has been rated up from a Sector perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $575 from $500. Analysts at Wolfe Research upgraded the stock from ‘”an Underperform”‘ to ‘”a Peer perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early February. As of January 21, 2025, Citigroup has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for NOC. Earlier on January 14, 2025, Truist initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for NOC stock.
Analyzing NOC Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.18%. Over the course of the year, Northrop Grumman Corp shares have jumped approximately 9.97%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $525.00 on 04/03/25 and a 52-week low of $426.24 on 02/20/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $480.99, while a 200-day SMA reached $489.66.
Support And Resistance Levels for Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 505.73, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 495.38. In the upper region, resistance lies at 524.00. The next price resistance is at 531.91. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 60.88 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 1.45, which suggests the price will increase in the coming days. Percent R is at 17.12%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
