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 $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 $3.78 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 $2.66 million.
As published in a research note from Deutsche Bank on October 08, 2025, Northrop Grumman Corp [NOC] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $700. Analysts at Deutsche Bank downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early July. As of April 11, 2025, Goldman has increased its “Sell” rating to a “Neutral” for NOC. Earlier on March 27, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for NOC stock which previously was a “a Sector perform”.
Analyzing NOC Stock Performance
On last trading session, Northrop Grumman Corp [NYSE: NOC] plunged -2.87% to $608.93. The stock’s lowest price that day was $600.0838, but it reached a high of $627.05 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.55%. Over the course of the year, Northrop Grumman Corp shares have jumped approximately 15.17%.
Is Northrop Grumman Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Northrop Grumman Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-09-30 dropping by -0.28 million shares to 1.47 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-29 was 1.75 million shares. A decline of -18.79% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.95 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.95.
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 688 in the next 12 months, up nearly 9.74% from the previous closing price of $626.93. Analysts anticipate Northrop Grumman Corp stock to reach 720 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.
