Northrop Grumman (NOC) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 2/10/2026 – Northrop Grumman was given a new $785.00 price target on by analysts at Argus.
• 2/1/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its price target raised by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $630.00 to $690.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 1/29/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They now have a $765.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/28/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its price target raised by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from $715.00 to $750.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/28/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by analysts at TD Cowen.
• 1/28/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $777.00 to $778.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/28/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Morgan Stanley. They now have a $765.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/28/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $715.00 to $781.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/28/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its price target raised by analysts at BTIG Research from $680.00 to $815.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/28/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its price target raised by analysts at Bank of America Corporation from $685.00 to $750.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/27/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Vertical Research. They now have a $688.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/15/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its “positive” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Susquehanna. They now have a $752.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/15/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $770.00 to $777.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/13/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $654.00 to $715.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/12/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein. They now have a $727.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/9/2026 – Northrop Grumman had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Truist Financial Corporation. They now have a $623.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $688.00.
• 12/24/2025 – Northrop Grumman had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/16/2025 – Northrop Grumman had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Morgan Stanley. They now have a $714.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/15/2025 – Northrop Grumman was upgraded by analysts at Alembic Global Advisors from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $662.00 price target on the stock.

Northrop Grumman Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, December 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 1st were paid a dividend of $2.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 1st. This represents a $9.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.3%. Northrop Grumman’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.72%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Mark A. Welsh III sold 95 shares of the company’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 owned 4,203 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,877,037.56. This represents a 2.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Kathy J. Warden sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $615.00, for a total value of $1,845,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 191,602 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $117,835,230. The trade was a 1.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 10,192 shares of company stock worth $6,164,745 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

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.