Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Northrop Grumman Corp shares valued at $1,770,195 were sold by Fleming Robert J. on Jun 13 ’25. At $505.77 per share, Fleming Robert J. sold 3,500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 1,827 shares worth approximately $0.89 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Jones Thomas H sold 729 shares, netting a total of over 368,706 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $505.77 each, the insider now holds 7,552 shares.
Before that, Warden Kathy J had sold 7,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $3,793,275, the Chair, CEO and President traded Northrop Grumman Corp shares for $505.77 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 7,500 shares, worth approximately $98.16 million.
As published in a research note from Goldman on April 11, 2025, Northrop Grumman Corp [NOC] has been rated up from a Sell to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $521. Analysts at RBC Capital Mkts upgraded the stock from ‘”a Sector perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late March. As of February 03, 2025, Wolfe Research has increased its “an Underperform” rating to a “Peer perform” for NOC. Earlier on January 21, 2025, Citigroup upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for NOC stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing NOC Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Northrop Grumman Corp [NYSE: NOC] rose 0.60% to $486.92. The stock’s lowest price that day was $483.84, but it reached a high of $488.46 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.38%. Over the course of the year, Northrop Grumman Corp shares have jumped approximately 12.69%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $544.76 on 04/17/25 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 484.35, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 481.79. In the upper region, resistance lies at 488.97. The next price resistance is at 491.03. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 48.00 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 2025-05-30 jumping by 0.19 million shares to 2.9 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 2.71 million shares. A jump of 6.46% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.86 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.86.
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In terms of Northrop Grumman Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 553.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 14.36% from the previous closing price of $484.0. 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 14, 2025, Truist assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $544.
