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Northrop Grumman Corp has a consensus price target of $538.59 based on the ratings of 23 analysts. The high is $625 issued by Morgan Stanley on April 16, 2025. The low is $435 issued by Wells Fargo on September 18, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Wells Fargo, RBC Capital, and Truist Securities on April 24, 2025, April 23, 2025, and April 23, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $541.67 between Wells Fargo, RBC Capital, and Truist Securities, there's an implied 14.89% upside for Northrop Grumman Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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04/24/2025 | Buy Now | 11.36% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers75% | $547 → $525 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
04/23/2025 | Buy Now | 16.66% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert72% | $575 → $550 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
04/23/2025 | Buy Now | 16.66% | Truist Securities | Michael Ciarmoli83% | $600 → $550 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
04/23/2025 | Buy Now | 14.54% | Susquehanna | Charles Minervino60% | $557 → $540 | Maintains | Positive | Get Alert |
04/23/2025 | Buy Now | 21.11% | UBS | Gavin Parsons76% | $583 → $571 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
04/17/2025 | Buy Now | 27.26% | Truist Securities | Michael Ciarmoli83% | $545 → $600 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
04/16/2025 | Buy Now | 32.57% | Morgan Stanley | Kristine Liwag72% | $580 → $625 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
04/11/2025 | Buy Now | 10.51% | Goldman Sachs | Noah Poponak65% | $424 → $521 | Upgrade | Sell → Neutral | Get Alert |
03/27/2025 | Buy Now | 21.96% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert72% | $500 → $575 | Upgrade | Sector Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
03/07/2025 | Buy Now | 16.02% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers75% | $545 → $547 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
02/26/2025 | Buy Now | 15.6% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers75% | $574 → $545 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
02/10/2025 | Buy Now | 25.36% | Citigroup | Jason Gursky79% | $587 → $591 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
02/03/2025 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | Myles Walton79% | — | Upgrade | Underperform → Peer Perform | Get Alert |
01/31/2025 | Buy Now | 18.36% | UBS | Gavin Parsons76% | $579 → $558 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
01/31/2025 | Buy Now | 21.75% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers75% | $595 → $574 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
01/21/2025 | Buy Now | 24.51% | Citigroup | Jason Gursky79% | $587 → $587 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
01/14/2025 | Buy Now | 15.39% | Truist Securities | Michael Ciarmoli83% | → $544 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
01/08/2025 | Buy Now | 18.14% | Susquehanna | Charles Minervino60% | $625 → $557 | Maintains | Positive | Get Alert |
01/07/2025 | Buy Now | 26.2% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers75% | $505 → $595 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
01/06/2025 | Buy Now | 6.05% | Barclays | David Strauss74% | $550 → $500 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
12/11/2024 | Buy Now | 7.11% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers75% | $565 → $505 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/29/2024 | Buy Now | 16.66% | Barclays | David Strauss74% | $500 → $550 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 36.38% | UBS | Gavin Parsons76% | $614 → $643 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 14.54% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert72% | $500 → $540 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 32.57% | Susquehanna | Charles Minervino60% | $560 → $625 | Maintains | Positive | Get Alert |
10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 19.84% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers75% | $509 → $565 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/14/2024 | Buy Now | 18.78% | JP Morgan | Seth Seifman83% | $500 → $560 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
10/10/2024 | Buy Now | 24.51% | Citigroup | Jason Gursky79% | $521 → $587 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
09/03/2024 | Buy Now | 27.05% | Seaport Global | Richard Safran42% | $530 → $599 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
08/27/2024 | Buy Now | 18.78% | Alembic Global | Peter Skibitski69% | → $560 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
08/09/2024 | Buy Now | 25.57% | Morgan Stanley | Kristine Liwag72% | $579 → $592 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
07/30/2024 | Buy Now | 6.05% | Barclays | David Strauss74% | $470 → $500 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
07/29/2024 | Buy Now | 9.24% | TD Cowen | Cai von Rumohr64% | $440 → $515 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
07/29/2024 | Buy Now | 21.96% | Deutsche Bank | Scott Deuschle78% | $474 → $575 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
07/26/2024 | Buy Now | 28.32% | UBS | Gavin Parsons76% | $593 → $605 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
07/26/2024 | Buy Now | 6.05% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert72% | $475 → $500 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
07/26/2024 | Buy Now | 7.96% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers75% | $467 → $509 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
06/26/2024 | Buy Now | 19.84% | BTIG | Andre Madrid64% | → $565 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
06/21/2024 | Buy Now | 1.18% | Bernstein | Douglas Harned49% | → $477 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
04/30/2024 | Buy Now | 9.87% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers75% | $483 → $518 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 0.75% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert72% | $450 → $475 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 18.78% | Susquehanna | Charles Minervino60% | $540 → $560 | Maintains | Positive | Get Alert |
04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 7.11% | Baird | Peter Arment84% | $475 → $505 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
04/22/2024 | Buy Now | — | Alembic Global | Peter Skibitski69% | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
01/26/2024 | Buy Now | -4.55% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert72% | $515 → $450 | Downgrade | Outperform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
01/26/2024 | Buy Now | 14.54% | Susquehanna | Charles Minervino60% | $560 → $540 | Maintains | Positive | Get Alert |
01/26/2024 | Buy Now | 0.75% | Baird | Peter Arment84% | $505 → $475 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
01/16/2024 | Buy Now | 7.11% | Baird | Peter Arment84% | → $505 | Downgrade | Outperform → Neutral | Get Alert |
12/15/2023 | Buy Now | 0.33% | Deutsche Bank | Scott Deuschle78% | $541 → $473 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
12/14/2023 | Buy Now | -4.55% | Wolfe Research | Myles Walton79% | → $450 | Downgrade | Peer Perform → Underperform | Get Alert |
10/31/2023 | Buy Now | -7.73% | JP Morgan | Seth Seifman83% | $430 → $435 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
10/11/2023 | Buy Now | 17.72% | UBS | Gavin Parsons76% | → $555 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
09/28/2023 | Buy Now | 6.48% | Deutsche Bank | Myles Walton79% | → $502 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
09/18/2023 | Buy Now | -7.73% | Wells Fargo | Sarah Akers69% | $485 → $435 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
08/03/2023 | Buy Now | 6.05% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert72% | → $500 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
07/31/2023 | Buy Now | 2.87% | Wells Fargo | Sarah Akers69% | $448 → $485 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
07/28/2023 | Buy Now | 30.45% | B of A Securities | Ronald Epstein65% | $655 → $615 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
07/28/2023 | Buy Now | 2.87% | Citigroup | Jason Gursky79% | $502 → $485 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
05/11/2023 | Buy Now | -4.55% | Barclays | David Strauss74% | $580 → $450 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
04/28/2023 | Buy Now | 6.48% | Citigroup | Jason Gursky79% | $488 → $502 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
04/28/2023 | Buy Now | 0.33% | Wells Fargo | Sarah Akers69% | $470 → $473 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
02/06/2023 | Buy Now | 3.93% | Credit Suisse | Scott Deuschle78% | $500 → $490 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
01/31/2023 | Buy Now | -0.31% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers75% | $460 → $470 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
01/27/2023 | Buy Now | 3.51% | Citigroup | Jason Gursky79% | $544 → $488 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
01/27/2023 | Buy Now | 27.48% | Morgan Stanley | Kristine Liwag72% | $626 → $601 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
01/27/2023 | Buy Now | -15.16% | JP Morgan | Seth Seifman83% | $465 → $400 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
01/27/2023 | Buy Now | — | Wolfe Research | Myles Walton79% | — | Downgrade | Outperform → Peer Perform | Get Alert |
01/27/2023 | Buy Now | 10.3% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert72% | $550 → $520 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
01/27/2023 | Buy Now | 13.48% | Susquehanna | Charles Minervino60% | $615 → $535 | Maintains | Positive | Get Alert |
01/27/2023 | Buy Now | 6.05% | Credit Suisse | Scott Deuschle78% | $540 → $500 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
01/27/2023 | Buy Now | 1.39% | Cowen & Co. | Cai Rumohr68% | → $478 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
01/18/2023 | Buy Now | -2.43% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers75% | $575 → $460 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
01/17/2023 | Buy Now | 6.05% | Cowen & Co. | Cai Rumohr68% | $570 → $500 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
01/13/2023 | Buy Now | -20.46% | Goldman Sachs | Noah Poponak65% | $440 → $375 | Downgrade | Neutral → Sell | Get Alert |
01/12/2023 | Buy Now | 14.54% | Credit Suisse | Scott Deuschle78% | $575 → $540 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
12/15/2022 | Buy Now | 32.78% | Morgan Stanley | Kristine Liwag72% | $585 → $626 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
12/08/2022 | Buy Now | 15.39% | Citigroup | Jason Gursky79% | → $544 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
11/10/2022 | Buy Now | 24.08% | Morgan Stanley | Kristine Liwag72% | $530 → $585 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
10/28/2022 | Buy Now | 21.96% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert72% | $550 → $575 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
10/28/2022 | Buy Now | 21.96% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers75% | $516 → $575 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
10/14/2022 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | Seth Seifman83% | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
10/12/2022 | Buy Now | 18.78% | Credit Suisse | Scott Deuschle78% | → $560 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
10/11/2022 | Buy Now | 19.84% | Wolfe Research | Myles Walton79% | → $565 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
09/28/2022 | Buy Now | 9.45% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers75% | $455 → $516 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
08/31/2022 | Buy Now | 18.78% | Susquehanna | Charles Minervino60% | $530 → $560 | Maintains | Positive | Get Alert |
08/30/2022 | Buy Now | 16.66% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert72% | → $550 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
07/29/2022 | Buy Now | 12.42% | Susquehanna | Charles Minervino60% | $520 → $530 | Maintains | Positive | Get Alert |
07/29/2022 | Buy Now | 12.2% | Baird | Peter Arment84% | $488 → $529 | Upgrade | Neutral → Outperform | Get Alert |
07/12/2022 | Buy Now | 12.42% | Morgan Stanley | Kristine Liwag72% | $521 → $530 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
The latest price target for Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) was reported by Wells Fargo on April 24, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $525.00 expecting NOC to rise to within 12 months (a possible 11.36% upside). 39 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) was provided by Wells Fargo, and Northrop Grumman maintained their overweight 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 24, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 24, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Northrop Grumman (NOC) rating was a maintained with a price target of $547.00 to $525.00. The current price Northrop Grumman (NOC) is trading at is $471.46, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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