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 $4,200,000 were sold by Warden Kathy J on Jan 05 ’26. At $600.00 per share, Warden Kathy J sold 7,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 194,602 shares worth approximately $112.29 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Warden Kathy J sold 3,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,845,000 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $615.00 each, the insider now holds 191,602 shares.
Before that, Warden Kathy J had added 3,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,845,000, the Officer bought Northrop Grumman Corp shares for $615.00 each.
As published in a research note from Alembic Global Advisors on December 15, 2025, Northrop Grumman Corp [NOC] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $662. Analysts at Citigroup started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of November 18, 2025, BNP Paribas Exane has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for NOC. Earlier on October 08, 2025, Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for NOC stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing NOC Stock Performance
On last trading session, Northrop Grumman Corp [NYSE: NOC] plunged -5.50% to $577.01. The stock’s lowest price that day was $574.51, but it reached a high of $617.99 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.42%. Over the course of the year, Northrop Grumman Corp shares have jumped approximately 23.34%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $619.20 on 01/06/26 and a 52-week low of $564.50 on 01/02/26.
Support And Resistance Levels for Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 561.68, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 546.36. In the upper region, resistance lies at 605.16. The next price resistance is at 633.32. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 50.14 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 2025-12-15 dropping by -0.21 million shares to 1.54 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 1.75 million shares. A decline of -13.53% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.13 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.13.
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 693 in the next 12 months, up nearly 13.49% from the previous closing price of $610.61. Analysts anticipate Northrop Grumman Corp stock to reach 770 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 662. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked Northrop Grumman Corp stock as Hold at the end of 2026. On July 08, 2025, Deutsche Bank assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $542.
