Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Northrop Grumman Corp shares valued at $382,725 were sold by Jones Thomas H on Jul 17 ’25. At $525.00 per share, Jones Thomas H sold 729 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 6,207 shares worth approximately $3.56 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Jones Thomas H purchased 729 shares, netting a total of over 382,703 in proceeds.
Before that, WELSH MARK A III had sold 33 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $16,720, the Director traded Northrop Grumman Corp shares for $506.67 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 33 shares, worth approximately $2.5 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] plunged -0.07% to $572.81. The stock’s lowest price that day was $569.6175, but it reached a high of $573.8099 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.76%. Over the course of the year, Northrop Grumman Corp shares have jumped approximately 19.26%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 77.45 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Northrop Grumman Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Northrop Grumman Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 0.27 million shares to 2.67 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 2.4 million shares. A jump of 10.16% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.52 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.52.
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 545 in the next 12 months, down nearly -4.92% from the previous closing price of $573.22. 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.
