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 $16,720 were sold by WELSH MARK A III on Jul 07 ’25. At $506.67 per share, WELSH MARK A III sold 33 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 4,363 shares worth approximately $2.22 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Fleming Robert J. sold 3,500 shares, netting a total of over 1,770,195 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $505.77 each, the insider now holds 1,827 shares.
Before that, Jones Thomas H had sold 729 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $368,706, the CVP & Pres Aeronautics Systems traded Northrop Grumman Corp shares for $505.77 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 729 shares, worth approximately $3.84 million.
As published in a research note from Deutsche Bank on July 08, 2025, Northrop Grumman Corp [NOC] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $542. Analysts at Goldman upgraded the stock from ‘”a Sell”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid April. As of March 27, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts has increased its “Sector perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for NOC. Earlier on February 03, 2025, Wolfe Research upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Peer perform” for NOC stock which previously was a “an Underperform”.
Analyzing NOC Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Northrop Grumman Corp [NYSE: NOC] rose 0.61% to $507.94. The stock’s lowest price that day was $502.2955, but it reached a high of $508.405 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.88%. Over the course of the year, Northrop Grumman Corp shares have jumped approximately 16.84%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $544.76 on 04/17/25 and a 52-week low of $426.24 on 02/20/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 504.02, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 500.10. In the upper region, resistance lies at 510.13. The next price resistance is at 512.32. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 58.62 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 steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by -0.3 million shares to 2.4 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 2.7 million shares. A decline of -12.69% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.69 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.69.
Which companies own the most shares of Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC)?
In terms of Northrop Grumman Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 550 in the next 12 months, up nearly 8.94% from the previous closing price of $504.85. Analysts anticipate Northrop Grumman Corp stock to reach 575 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 525. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked Northrop Grumman Corp stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On January 21, 2025, Citigroup assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $587.
