1,305 Shares in Northrop Grumman Corporation $NOC Acquired by Dorato Capital Management

Dorato Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 1,305 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $744,000.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Financial Life Planners acquired a new position in Northrop Grumman in the third quarter valued at $27,000. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Northrop Grumman by 200.0% in the 3rd quarter. Physician Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 48 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Northrop Grumman in the 2nd quarter valued at about $25,000. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. purchased a new stake in Northrop Grumman in the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp acquired a new position in shares of Northrop Grumman during the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.40% of the company’s stock.

Northrop Grumman Trading Up 1.0%

NYSE NOC opened at $703.88 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $99.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.16, a PEG ratio of 5.17 and a beta of 0.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.10. Northrop Grumman Corporation has a one year low of $450.13 and a one year high of $774.00. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $709.26 and its 200 day moving average price is $630.60.

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 27th. The aerospace company reported $7.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.97 by $0.26. Northrop Grumman had a net margin of 9.97% and a return on equity of 25.57%. The company had revenue of $11.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.61 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $6.39 earnings per share. Northrop Grumman’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.6% on a year-over-year basis. Northrop Grumman has set its FY 2026 guidance at 27.400-27.900 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Northrop Grumman Corporation will post 28.05 EPS for the current year.

Northrop Grumman Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 11th. Investors of record on Monday, February 23rd were given a dividend of $2.31 per share. This represents a $9.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 23rd. Northrop Grumman’s dividend payout ratio is 31.72%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Michael A. Hardesty sold 147 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $732.98, for a total value of $107,748.06. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 2,525 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,850,774.50. This represents a 5.50% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, VP Benjamin R. Davies sold 2,189 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $719.61, for a total value of $1,575,226.29. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 151 shares in the company, valued at approximately $108,661.11. This represents a 93.55% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 32,431 shares of company stock valued at $21,969,404 in the last 90 days. 0.23% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Northrop Grumman News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Northrop Grumman this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Citigroup raised its price target on NOC to $807 and kept a “buy” rating, signaling roughly mid‑teens upside from recent levels; this is a material upward revision to street expectations. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo initiated/expanded coverage on Northrop Grumman with an overweight / strong‑buy posture and an ~$800 price target, adding institutional analyst support that can boost demand for the stock. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks upgraded NOC to “strong‑buy,” adding another favorable independent signal from the sell‑side/independent research community. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Product/program tailwinds: Northrop demonstrated an autonomous Lumberjack UAS in an Army exercise and has recent EW (SEWIP Block 3) wins and a Navy contract extension, supporting near‑ and mid‑term revenue/valuation justification for a premium multiple. Article Title Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Space program exposure: broader coverage of aerospace/space themes around NASA’s Artemis II highlights additional growth opportunities for prime contractors, a modest positive tailwind but with timing uncertainty. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Supply‑chain/contract ecosystem note: an Oklahoma supplier, Long Wave, tripled headcount on a $350M Navy training systems award — a sign of contract flow into the supplier base but only an indirect benefit to NOC. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Political risk: commentary that the U.S. could reconsider NATO commitments and related rhetoric raises headline risk and policy uncertainty for the defense sector, which could cause volatility despite longer‑term budget tailwinds. Article Title

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on NOC. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating and issued a $752.00 target price on shares of Northrop Grumman in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Wells Fargo & Company began coverage on shares of Northrop Grumman in a research report on Wednesday. They set an “overweight” rating and a $800.00 price target for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $765.00 price target on shares of Northrop Grumman in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. BTIG Research lifted their price target on shares of Northrop Grumman from $680.00 to $815.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Northrop Grumman from $685.00 to $750.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $708.65.

Northrop Grumman Profile

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is a leading U.S.-based aerospace and defense company that designs, builds and sustains advanced systems, products and technologies for government and commercial customers. Formed through the combination of Northrop and Grumman businesses in the 1990s, the company’s portfolio spans manned and unmanned aircraft, space systems, missile defense, radar and sensor systems, and integrated command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) solutions.

The company’s work includes airframe and platform manufacturing, space hardware and satellite systems, advanced mission systems and cybersecurity services, as well as logistics, sustainment and modernization programs.