<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Shares of Northrop Grumman Co. (NYSE:NOC - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $509.25 and last traded at $507.79, with a volume of 11120 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $508.04.</p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>Northrop Grumman</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><h2>Wall Street Analyst Weigh In</h2><ul><li>Defense Stocks Soar to New Highs; Higher Highs Are Coming</li></ul><p>Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Northrop Grumman from $593.00 to $605.00 and gave the company a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a report on Friday, July 26th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Northrop Grumman from $579.00 to $592.00 and gave the company an &#34;overweight&#34; rating in a research report on Friday, August 9th. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded Northrop Grumman from an &#34;outperform&#34; rating to a &#34;market perform&#34; rating and set a $477.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Friday, June 21st. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Northrop Grumman from $475.00 to $505.00 and gave the stock a &#34;neutral&#34; rating in a research note on Friday, April 26th. Finally, TD Cowen upped their target price on shares of Northrop Grumman from $440.00 to $515.00 and gave the stock a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a research note on Monday, July 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of &#34;Hold&#34; and a consensus target price of $521.33.</p><p><b>Get Our Latest Stock Report on Northrop Grumman</b></p><h2>Northrop Grumman Stock Performance</h2><ul><li>Aerospace Stock Fires Up a Solid EPS Beat and Raises Guidance </li></ul><p>The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $455.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $459.48. The company has a market cap of $75.38 billion, a PE ratio of 35.53, a PEG ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 0.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 0.99. </p><p>Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 25th. The aerospace company reported $6.36 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $5.93 by $0.43. The company had revenue of $10.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.02 billion. Northrop Grumman had a return on equity of 25.44% and a net margin of 5.61%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 6.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $5.34 earnings per share. Equities analysts predict that Northrop Grumman Co. will post 25.18 EPS for the current year. </p><h2>Insider Transactions at Northrop Grumman</h2><ul><li>Top 3 Defense Stocks That Should Be on Your Radar</li></ul><p>In related news, VP Thomas H. Jones sold 1,390 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $500.00, for a total transaction of $695,000.00. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 4,634 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,317,000. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. In other news, VP Thomas H. Jones sold 1,390 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction 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 sale, the vice president now owns 4,634 shares in the company, valued at $2,317,000. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, VP Thomas H. Jones sold 1,389 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $477.56, for a total transaction of $663,330.84. Following the transaction, the vice president now owns 6,755 shares in the company, valued at $3,225,917.80. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock. </p><h2>Institutional Inflows and Outflows</h2><p>Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Northrop Grumman by 960.0% during the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 53 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Northrop Grumman in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Optimum Investment Advisors lifted its holdings in Northrop Grumman by 241.2% during the 2nd quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors now owns 58 shares of the aerospace company's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Northrop Grumman in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Bank &amp; Trust Co bought a new position in Northrop Grumman in the second quarter worth about $28,000. 83.40% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. </p><h2>About Northrop Grumman</h2> (Get Free Report)<p>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. 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<p>Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) shares reached a new 12-month high of $XXX.25 during trading, closing at $XXX.79 with a volume of 11,120 shares. UBS increased its price target for the stock, and it currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" with a target price of $XXX.33. Analysts have noted a 6.7% year-over-year revenue increase, with an EPS of $XXX.36 reported last quarter. Recent insider transactions include VP Thomas H. Jones selling shares for a total of $XXX,000. Institutional investors have been active, reflecting increased interest in the stock.</p>

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) Sets New 12-Month High at $509.25