SG Americas Securities LLC Has $95.36 Million Holdings in Northrop Grumman Corporation $NOC

SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) by 7,202.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 167,232 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after buying an additional 164,942 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Northrop Grumman were worth $95,357,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in Northrop Grumman by 176.3% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,970 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $1,394,000 after buying an additional 1,895 shares during the period. Bison Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Northrop Grumman by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Bison Wealth LLC now owns 641 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $301,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP increased its holdings in shares of Northrop Grumman by 367.7% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 2,516 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,288,000 after acquiring an additional 1,978 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Northrop Grumman by 26.5% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 12,624 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $6,312,000 after acquiring an additional 2,644 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Northrop Grumman by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 856,688 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $428,327,000 after acquiring an additional 9,860 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.40% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

NOC has been the subject of several research reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Northrop Grumman in a report on Wednesday, December 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $727.00 price objective on shares of Northrop Grumman in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Northrop Grumman from $715.00 to $781.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Northrop Grumman in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, UBS Group upped their price target on shares of Northrop Grumman from $777.00 to $778.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $693.60.

Northrop Grumman Trading Down 3.8%

NOC opened at $679.99 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $96.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.34, a P/E/G ratio of 5.25 and a beta of 0.03. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91. Northrop Grumman Corporation has a twelve month low of $450.13 and a twelve month high of $774.00. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $704.45 and a 200 day simple moving average of $625.21.

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 27th. The aerospace company reported $7.23 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.97 by $0.26. The firm had revenue of $11.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.61 billion. Northrop Grumman had a net margin of 9.97% and a return on equity of 25.57%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $6.39 EPS. Northrop Grumman has set its FY 2026 guidance at 27.400-27.900 EPS. Analysts predict that Northrop Grumman Corporation will post 28.05 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Northrop Grumman Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 11th. Investors of record on Monday, February 23rd were paid a $2.31 dividend. This represents a $9.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 23rd. Northrop Grumman’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.72%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Kathy J. Warden sold 20,000 shares of Northrop Grumman stock in a transaction on Friday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $708.82, for a total value of $14,176,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 171,602 shares in the company, valued at approximately $121,634,929.64. This trade represents a 10.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Mark A. Welsh III sold 95 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $684.52, for a total value of $65,029.40. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 4,203 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,877,037.56. This trade represents a 2.21% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 32,431 shares of company stock valued at $21,969,404 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

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.