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Northrop Grumman Corp has a consensus price target of $539.14 based on the ratings of 23 analysts. The high is $615 issued by B of A Securities on July 28, 2023. The low is $435 issued by Wells Fargo on September 18, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Goldman Sachs, RBC Capital, and Wells Fargo on April 11, 2025, March 27, 2025, and March 7, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $547.67 between Goldman Sachs, RBC Capital, and Wells Fargo, there's an implied 2.56% upside for Northrop Grumman Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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04/11/2025 | Buy Now | -2.43% | Goldman Sachs | Noah Poponak63% | $424 → $521 | Upgrade | Sell → Neutral | Get Alert |
03/27/2025 | Buy Now | 7.68% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert64% | $500 → $575 | Upgrade | Sector Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
03/07/2025 | Buy Now | 2.43% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers68% | $545 → $547 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
02/26/2025 | Buy Now | 2.06% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers68% | $574 → $545 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
02/10/2025 | Buy Now | 10.67% | Citigroup | Jason Gursky71% | $587 → $591 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
02/03/2025 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | Myles Walton82% | — | Upgrade | Underperform → Peer Perform | Get Alert |
01/31/2025 | Buy Now | 4.49% | UBS | Gavin Parsons54% | $579 → $558 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
01/31/2025 | Buy Now | 7.49% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers68% | $595 → $574 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
01/21/2025 | Buy Now | 9.93% | Citigroup | Jason Gursky71% | $587 → $587 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
01/14/2025 | Buy Now | 1.87% | Truist Securities | Michael Ciarmoli77% | → $544 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
01/08/2025 | Buy Now | 4.31% | Susquehanna | Charles Minervino54% | $625 → $557 | Maintains | Positive | Get Alert |
01/07/2025 | Buy Now | 11.42% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers68% | $505 → $595 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
01/06/2025 | Buy Now | -6.37% | Barclays | David Strauss69% | $550 → $500 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
12/11/2024 | Buy Now | -5.43% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers68% | $565 → $505 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/29/2024 | Buy Now | 3% | Barclays | David Strauss69% | $500 → $550 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 20.41% | UBS | Gavin Parsons54% | $614 → $643 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 1.12% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert64% | $500 → $540 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 17.04% | Susquehanna | Charles Minervino54% | $560 → $625 | Maintains | Positive | Get Alert |
10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 5.81% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers68% | $509 → $565 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/14/2024 | Buy Now | 4.87% | JP Morgan | Seth Seifman78% | $500 → $560 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
10/10/2024 | Buy Now | 9.93% | Citigroup | Jason Gursky71% | $521 → $587 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
09/03/2024 | Buy Now | 12.17% | Seaport Global | Richard Safran43% | $530 → $599 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
08/27/2024 | Buy Now | 4.87% | Alembic Global | Peter Skibitski58% | → $560 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
08/09/2024 | Buy Now | 10.86% | Morgan Stanley | Kristine Liwag72% | $579 → $592 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
07/30/2024 | Buy Now | -6.37% | Barclays | David Strauss69% | $470 → $500 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
07/29/2024 | Buy Now | -3.56% | TD Cowen | Cai von Rumohr61% | $440 → $515 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
07/29/2024 | Buy Now | 7.68% | Deutsche Bank | Scott Deuschle66% | $474 → $575 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
07/26/2024 | Buy Now | 13.3% | UBS | Gavin Parsons54% | $593 → $605 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
07/26/2024 | Buy Now | -6.37% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert64% | $475 → $500 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
07/26/2024 | Buy Now | -4.68% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers68% | $467 → $509 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
06/26/2024 | Buy Now | 5.81% | BTIG | Andre Madrid45% | → $565 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
06/21/2024 | Buy Now | -10.67% | Bernstein | Douglas Harned41% | → $477 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
04/30/2024 | Buy Now | -3% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers68% | $483 → $518 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
04/26/2024 | Buy Now | -11.05% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert64% | $450 → $475 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 4.87% | Susquehanna | Charles Minervino54% | $540 → $560 | Maintains | Positive | Get Alert |
04/26/2024 | Buy Now | -5.43% | Baird | Peter Arment81% | $475 → $505 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
04/22/2024 | Buy Now | — | Alembic Global | Peter Skibitski58% | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
01/26/2024 | Buy Now | -15.73% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert64% | $515 → $450 | Downgrade | Outperform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
01/26/2024 | Buy Now | 1.12% | Susquehanna | Charles Minervino54% | $560 → $540 | Maintains | Positive | Get Alert |
01/26/2024 | Buy Now | -11.05% | Baird | Peter Arment81% | $505 → $475 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
01/16/2024 | Buy Now | -5.43% | Baird | Peter Arment81% | → $505 | Downgrade | Outperform → Neutral | Get Alert |
12/15/2023 | Buy Now | -11.42% | Deutsche Bank | Scott Deuschle66% | $541 → $473 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
12/14/2023 | Buy Now | -15.73% | Wolfe Research | Myles Walton82% | → $450 | Downgrade | Peer Perform → Underperform | Get Alert |
10/31/2023 | Buy Now | -18.54% | JP Morgan | Seth Seifman78% | $430 → $435 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
10/11/2023 | Buy Now | 3.93% | UBS | Gavin Parsons54% | → $555 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
09/28/2023 | Buy Now | -5.99% | Deutsche Bank | Myles Walton82% | → $502 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
09/18/2023 | Buy Now | -18.54% | Wells Fargo | Sarah Akers68% | $485 → $435 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
08/03/2023 | Buy Now | -6.37% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert64% | → $500 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
07/31/2023 | Buy Now | -9.18% | Wells Fargo | Sarah Akers68% | $448 → $485 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
07/28/2023 | Buy Now | 15.17% | B of A Securities | Ronald Epstein64% | $655 → $615 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
07/28/2023 | Buy Now | -9.18% | Citigroup | Jason Gursky71% | $502 → $485 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
05/11/2023 | Buy Now | -15.73% | Barclays | David Strauss69% | $580 → $450 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
04/28/2023 | Buy Now | -5.99% | Citigroup | Jason Gursky71% | $488 → $502 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
04/28/2023 | Buy Now | -11.42% | Wells Fargo | Sarah Akers68% | $470 → $473 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
02/06/2023 | Buy Now | -8.24% | Credit Suisse | Scott Deuschle66% | $500 → $490 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
01/31/2023 | Buy Now | -11.99% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers68% | $460 → $470 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
01/27/2023 | Buy Now | -8.61% | Citigroup | Jason Gursky71% | $544 → $488 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
01/27/2023 | Buy Now | 12.55% | Morgan Stanley | Kristine Liwag72% | $626 → $601 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
01/27/2023 | Buy Now | -25.09% | JP Morgan | Seth Seifman78% | $465 → $400 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
01/27/2023 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | Myles Walton82% | — | Downgrade | Outperform → Peer Perform | Get Alert |
01/27/2023 | Buy Now | -2.62% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert64% | $550 → $520 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
01/27/2023 | Buy Now | 0.19% | Susquehanna | Charles Minervino54% | $615 → $535 | Maintains | Positive | Get Alert |
01/27/2023 | Buy Now | -6.37% | Credit Suisse | Scott Deuschle66% | $540 → $500 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
01/27/2023 | Buy Now | -10.49% | Cowen & Co. | Cai Rumohr69% | → $478 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
01/18/2023 | Buy Now | -13.86% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers68% | $575 → $460 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
01/17/2023 | Buy Now | -6.37% | Cowen & Co. | Cai Rumohr69% | $570 → $500 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
01/13/2023 | Buy Now | -29.78% | Goldman Sachs | Noah Poponak63% | $440 → $375 | Downgrade | Neutral → Sell | Get Alert |
01/12/2023 | Buy Now | 1.12% | Credit Suisse | Scott Deuschle66% | $575 → $540 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
12/15/2022 | Buy Now | 17.23% | Morgan Stanley | Kristine Liwag72% | $585 → $626 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
12/08/2022 | Buy Now | 1.87% | Citigroup | Jason Gursky71% | → $544 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
11/10/2022 | Buy Now | 9.55% | Morgan Stanley | Kristine Liwag72% | $530 → $585 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
10/28/2022 | Buy Now | 7.68% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert64% | $550 → $575 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
10/28/2022 | Buy Now | 7.68% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers68% | $516 → $575 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/14/2022 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | Seth Seifman78% | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
10/12/2022 | Buy Now | 4.87% | Credit Suisse | Scott Deuschle66% | → $560 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
10/11/2022 | Buy Now | 5.81% | Wolfe Research | Myles Walton82% | → $565 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
09/28/2022 | Buy Now | -3.37% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers68% | $455 → $516 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
08/31/2022 | Buy Now | 4.87% | Susquehanna | Charles Minervino54% | $530 → $560 | Maintains | Positive | Get Alert |
08/30/2022 | Buy Now | 3% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert64% | → $550 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
07/29/2022 | Buy Now | -0.75% | Susquehanna | Charles Minervino54% | $520 → $530 | Maintains | Positive | Get Alert |
07/29/2022 | Buy Now | -0.94% | Baird | Peter Arment81% | $488 → $529 | Upgrade | Neutral → Outperform | Get Alert |
07/12/2022 | Buy Now | -0.75% | Morgan Stanley | Kristine Liwag72% | $521 → $530 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
04/29/2022 | Buy Now | -9.74% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers68% | $472 → $482 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
The latest price target for Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) was reported by Goldman Sachs on April 11, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $521.00 expecting NOC to fall to within 12 months (a possible -2.43% downside). 37 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) was provided by Goldman Sachs, and Northrop Grumman upgraded their neutral rating.
The last upgrade for Northrop Grumman Corp happened on April 11, 2025 when Goldman Sachs raised their price target to $521. Goldman Sachs previously had a sell for Northrop Grumman Corp.
The last downgrade for Northrop Grumman Corp happened on August 27, 2024 when Alembic Global changed their price target from N/A to $560 for Northrop Grumman Corp.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Northrop Grumman, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Northrop Grumman was filed on April 11, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 11, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Northrop Grumman (NOC) rating was a upgraded with a price target of $424.00 to $521.00. The current price Northrop Grumman (NOC) is trading at is $534.00, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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