Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Northrop Grumman Corp shares valued at $1,856,250 were purchased by Warden Kathy J on Jun 12 ’25. At $495.00 per share, Warden Kathy J acquired 3,750 shares.
Also, WELSH MARK A III sold 33 shares, netting a total of over 16,120 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $488.50 each, the insider now holds 4,376 shares.
Before that, Mark Welsh had added 66 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $32,433, the Affiliate bought Northrop Grumman Corp shares for $491.41 each.
As published in a research note from Goldman on April 11, 2025, Northrop Grumman Corp [NOC] has been rated up from a Sell to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $521. Analysts at RBC Capital Mkts upgraded the stock from ‘”a Sector perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late March. As of February 03, 2025, Wolfe Research has increased its “an Underperform” rating to a “Peer perform” for NOC. Earlier on January 21, 2025, Citigroup upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for NOC stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing NOC Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Northrop Grumman Corp [NYSE: NOC] rose 1.77% to $497.13. The stock’s lowest price that day was $487.945, but it reached a high of $497.32 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.85%. Over the course of the year, Northrop Grumman Corp shares have jumped approximately 5.93%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 60.65 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Northrop Grumman Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Northrop Grumman Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 0.19 million shares to 2.9 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 2.71 million shares. A jump of 6.46% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.86 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.86.
