SageGuard Financial Group LLC Acquires Shares of 4,434 Northrop Grumman Corporation $NOC

SageGuard Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 4,434 shares of the aerospace company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,529,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of NOC. Holocene Advisors LP acquired a new stake in Northrop Grumman in the 3rd quarter valued at about $137,280,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in Northrop Grumman by 26.7% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,051,226 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $640,534,000 after acquiring an additional 221,431 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in Northrop Grumman by 7,202.7% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 167,232 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $95,357,000 after buying an additional 164,942 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in Northrop Grumman by 41.2% in the 3rd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 443,465 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $270,212,000 after buying an additional 129,352 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Northrop Grumman by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,531,586 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $8,245,066,000 after buying an additional 109,941 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.40% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have issued reports on NOC shares. Bank of America upped their target price on Northrop Grumman from $685.00 to $750.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating and issued a $752.00 target price on shares of Northrop Grumman in a report on Thursday, January 15th. Citigroup upped their target price on Northrop Grumman from $781.00 to $807.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Northrop Grumman in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Northrop Grumman from $690.00 to $710.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $719.58.

Insider Transactions at Northrop Grumman

In other news, Director Mark A. Welsh III sold 95 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $684.52, for a total transaction of $65,029.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 4,203 shares in the company, valued at $2,877,037.56. This trade represents a 2.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Kathy J. Warden sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $121,634,929.64. This represents a 10.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 22,431 shares of company stock valued at $15,924,404. Corporate insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Northrop Grumman Price Performance

Shares of NOC opened at $655.88 on Tuesday. Northrop Grumman Corporation has a 1-year low of $450.13 and a 1-year high of $774.00. The stock has a market cap of $93.16 billion, a PE ratio of 22.52, a P/E/G ratio of 4.71 and a beta of 0.04. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $707.36 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $639.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 1.01.

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The aerospace company reported $6.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.03 by $0.11. Northrop Grumman had a net margin of 9.97% and a return on equity of 25.57%. The business had revenue of $9.88 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.75 billion. Northrop Grumman has set its FY 2026 guidance at 27.400-27.900 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Northrop Grumman Corporation will post 28.11 EPS for the current year.

Northrop Grumman Dividend Announcement

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

More Northrop Grumman News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat estimates — Northrop reported $6.14 EPS vs. $6.03 consensus and revenue of $9.88B vs. $9.75B consensus; margins and ROE remain healthy, which supports near-term earnings credibility. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Demand environment and program momentum — Management cited elevated global demand, with strength in aeronautics and the B‑21 program helping revenue growth and near‑term backlog visibility. This supports medium/long‑term program value. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst context and pre‑print positioning — Recent analyst notes and previews highlighted margin recovery as a key watch item and the consensus EPS/revenue estimates most analysts tracked into the print. These notes framed expectations but did not materially change the fundamental view. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: FY‑2026 guidance slightly below consensus — NOC set EPS guidance of $27.40–$27.90 versus a ~$28.01 consensus and revenue guidance of $43.5B–$44.0B (consensus ~$43.9B). The EPS range being under Street expectations appears to be the primary reason investors trimmed the stock after the beat.

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.