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 $127.1 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 Truist on January 09, 2026, Northrop Grumman Corp [NOC] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $623. Analysts at Alembic Global Advisors upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of December 12, 2025, Citigroup has initiated its “Buy” rating for NOC. Earlier on November 18, 2025, BNP Paribas Exane initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for NOC stock.
Analyzing NOC Stock Performance
On last trading session, Northrop Grumman Corp [NYSE: NOC] rose 4.42% to $653.14. The stock’s lowest price that day was $625.32, but it reached a high of $654.52 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 13.19%. Over the course of the year, Northrop Grumman Corp shares have jumped approximately 38.27%.
Is Northrop Grumman Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Northrop Grumman Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.14 million shares to 1.52 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 1.67 million shares. A decline of -9.44% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.41 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.41.
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 695 in the next 12 months, up nearly 11.11% from the previous closing price of $625.5. Analysts anticipate Northrop Grumman Corp stock to reach 770 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 623. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked Northrop Grumman Corp stock as Hold at the end of 2026. On October 08, 2025, Deutsche Bank assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $700.
