Northrop Grumman Corporation $NOC Shares Acquired by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) by 0.6% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 960,690 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,811 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in Northrop Grumman were worth $655,373,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of NOC. Financial Life Planners acquired a new stake in Northrop Grumman during the first quarter worth about $30,000. Torren Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Northrop Grumman in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Karpus Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Northrop Grumman during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Northrop Grumman by 380.0% during the 1st quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 48 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the period. Finally, Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in Northrop Grumman in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.40% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Northrop Grumman

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

• Positive Sentiment: Defense stocks are benefiting from a broader sector rally as investors respond to expectations for stronger U.S. military spending, including a proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget backdrop. Northrop Grumman rises as defense-spending tailwinds and program momentum lift sentiment
• Positive Sentiment: Investor attention is building ahead of Northrop Grumman’s July 21 Q2 results, with a strong backlog and government contract momentum expected to support the quarter. Northrop Grumman to Post Q2 Earnings: Here’s What to Expect
• Positive Sentiment: Recent program news, including work tied to Sentinel infrastructure, is reinforcing the long-term growth story for strategic deterrence and aerospace missions. Northrop Grumman Planning To Add Hundreds Of Jobs For Sentinel
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst commentary remains mixed-to-positive, with recent coverage focused on key earnings metrics and margin sensitivity, especially around the Sentinel program.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider trading data shows no open-market insider buying in the last six months, while several executives have sold shares, which may temper some enthusiasm.

Northrop Grumman Stock Performance

NYSE:NOC opened at $523.19 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a current ratio of 1.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.38, a PEG ratio of 3.53 and a beta of -0.10. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $538.07 and a 200 day moving average price of $624.13. Northrop Grumman Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $493.84 and a fifty-two week high of $774.00.

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The aerospace company reported $6.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.06 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $9.88 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.75 billion. Northrop Grumman had a net margin of 10.80% and a return on equity of 24.72%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $6.06 EPS. Northrop Grumman has set its FY 2026 guidance at 27.400-27.900 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Northrop Grumman Corporation will post 27.95 EPS for the current year.

Northrop Grumman Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a $2.47 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st. This is a boost from Northrop Grumman’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.31. This represents a $9.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. Northrop Grumman’s payout ratio is presently 30.92%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen cut Northrop Grumman from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 25th. BTIG Research restated a “buy” rating and issued a $815.00 target price on shares of Northrop Grumman in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on Northrop Grumman from $603.00 to $533.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Northrop Grumman in a report on Monday, June 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Northrop Grumman from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Wednesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and ten have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Northrop Grumman has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $676.29.

About Northrop Grumman

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.