Northrop Grumman Corp. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Northrop Grumman (NOC) shares fell 2.28% to $551.03 on Friday, underperforming the broader market and key competitors like RTX, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin during a positive trading session. This marks the third consecutive day of losses for the stock, which is now 28.81% below its 52-week high. Trading volume slightly exceeded the 50-day average.
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Shares of Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC) slipped 2.28% to $551.03 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.43% to 7,674.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.98% to 53,277.01.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Northrop Grumman Corp. closed 28.81% below its 52-week high of $774.00, which the company reached on March 3rd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as RTX Corp. (RTX) fell 1.12% to $209.91, Boeing Co. (BA) fell 0.42% to $214.20, and Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) fell 1.38% to $563.57.
Trading volume (918,995) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 918,232.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 21, 2026.
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