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 $46,649 were purchased by ROEDER ROSHAN S on Dec 09 ’25. At $555.35 per share, ROEDER ROSHAN S acquired 84 shares.
Also, WELSH MARK A III sold 97 shares, netting a total of over 54,716 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $564.08 each, the insider now holds 4,281 shares.
Before that, Mark Welsh had added 192 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $108,931, the Affiliate bought Northrop Grumman Corp shares for $567.35 each.
As published in their initiating research note from BNP Paribas Exane on November 18, 2025, Northrop Grumman Corp [NOC] has been an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $710. Analysts at Deutsche Bank upgraded the stock from ‘”a Hold”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of July 08, 2025, Deutsche Bank has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for NOC. Earlier on April 11, 2025, Goldman upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for NOC stock which previously was a “a Sell”.
Analyzing NOC Stock Performance
On last trading session, Northrop Grumman Corp [NYSE: NOC] rose 0.86% to $555.36. The stock’s lowest price that day was $546.52, but it reached a high of $558.61 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.37%. Over the course of the year, Northrop Grumman Corp shares have jumped approximately 17.25%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $640.90 on 10/09/25 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 548.38, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 541.41. In the upper region, resistance lies at 560.47. The next price resistance is at 565.59. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 42.98 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 2025-11-28 jumping by 0.47 million shares to 1.67 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-31 was 1.2 million shares. A jump of 27.96% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.23 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.23.
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 696 in the next 12 months, up nearly 26.4% from the previous closing price of $550.63. Analysts anticipate Northrop Grumman Corp stock to reach 770 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 680. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked Northrop Grumman Corp stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On March 27, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $575.
