Northrop Grumman Co. Expected to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of $6.55 Per Share (NYSE:NOC)

Northrop Grumman Co. (NYSE:NOC) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Northrop Grumman in a research report issued on Monday, August 19th. Zacks Research analyst A. Dutta now anticipates that the aerospace company will post earnings of $6.55 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $6.58. The consensus estimate for Northrop Grumman’s current full-year earnings is $25.18 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Northrop Grumman’s Q2 2025 earnings at $6.71 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $9.58 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $4.80 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $27.65 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $7.75 EPS.

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The aerospace company reported $6.36 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.93 by $0.43. Northrop Grumman had a net margin of 5.61% and a return on equity of 25.44%. The firm had revenue of $10.22 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.02 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $5.34 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 6.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded shares of Northrop Grumman from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $477.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Friday, June 21st. Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of Northrop Grumman from $540.00 to $560.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, April 26th. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on shares of Northrop Grumman from $530.00 to $500.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, June 18th. BTIG Research began coverage on shares of Northrop Grumman in a research note on Wednesday, June 26th. They set a “buy” rating and a $565.00 target price for the company. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased their target price on shares of Northrop Grumman from $475.00 to $500.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $521.33.

Northrop Grumman Stock Performance

NYSE NOC opened at $506.77 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 0.99. Northrop Grumman has a 1 year low of $414.56 and a 1 year high of $509.42. The company has a market capitalization of $75.00 billion, a PE ratio of 35.44, a P/E/G ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.32. The company has a fifty day moving average of $457.42 and a two-hundred day moving average of $459.82.

Insider Buying and Selling at Northrop Grumman

In other Northrop Grumman news, VP Thomas H. Jones sold 1,389 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $477.56, for a total value of $663,330.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 6,755 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,225,917.80. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. In other news, VP Thomas H. Jones sold 1,389 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $477.56, for a total transaction of $663,330.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 6,755 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,225,917.80. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Thomas H. Jones sold 1,390 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $500.00, for a total transaction of $695,000.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 4,634 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,317,000. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.22% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Next Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Northrop Grumman by 16.3% during the 2nd quarter. Next Capital Management LLC now owns 970 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $423,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP boosted its position in Northrop Grumman by 1,546.2% during the second quarter. Quarry LP now owns 214 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $93,000 after acquiring an additional 201 shares during the last quarter. William B. Walkup & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in Northrop Grumman during the second quarter worth approximately $2,910,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its position in Northrop Grumman by 1,111.3% during the second quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 4,276 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $1,864,000 after acquiring an additional 3,923 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in Northrop Grumman by 5.9% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 16,093 shares of the aerospace company’s stock worth $7,019,000 after acquiring an additional 898 shares during the last quarter. 83.40% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense technology company in the United States, Asia/Pacific, Europe, and internationally. The company's Aeronautics Systems segment designs, develops, manufactures, integrates, and sustains aircraft systems. This segment also offers unmanned autonomous aircraft systems, including high-altitude long-endurance strategic ISR systems and vertical take-off and landing tactical ISR systems; and strategic long-range strike aircraft, tactical fighter and air dominance aircraft, and airborne battle management and command and control systems.