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Northrop Grumman Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:NOC | Benzinga
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 7.71% upside for Northrop Grumman Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Wells Fargo
RBC Capital
Truist Securities
Susquehanna
UBS
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Northrop Grumman
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 04/24/2025 | Buy Now | 4.39% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers72% | $547 → $525 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2025 | Buy Now | 9.37% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert73% | $575 → $550 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2025 | Buy Now | 9.37% | Truist Securities | Michael Ciarmoli83% | $600 → $550 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2025 | Buy Now | 7.38% | Susquehanna | Charles Minervino62% | $557 → $540 | Maintains | Positive | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2025 | Buy Now | 13.54% | UBS | Gavin Parsons66% | $583 → $571 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2025 | Buy Now | 19.31% | Truist Securities | Michael Ciarmoli83% | $545 → $600 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/16/2025 | Buy Now | 24.28% | Morgan Stanley | Kristine Liwag72% | $580 → $625 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2025 | Buy Now | 3.6% | Goldman Sachs | Noah Poponak67% | $424 → $521 | Upgrade | Sell → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/27/2025 | Buy Now | 14.34% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert73% | $500 → $575 | Upgrade | Sector Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/07/2025 | Buy Now | 8.77% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers72% | $545 → $547 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/26/2025 | Buy Now | 8.37% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers72% | $574 → $545 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/10/2025 | Buy Now | 17.52% | Citigroup | Jason Gursky79% | $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 | 10.96% | UBS | Gavin Parsons66% | $579 → $558 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2025 | Buy Now | 14.14% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers72% | $595 → $574 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/21/2025 | Buy Now | 16.72% | Citigroup | Jason Gursky79% | $587 → $587 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/14/2025 | Buy Now | 8.17% | Truist Securities | Michael Ciarmoli83% | → $544 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/08/2025 | Buy Now | 10.76% | Susquehanna | Charles Minervino62% | $625 → $557 | Maintains | Positive | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2025 | Buy Now | 18.31% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers72% | $505 → $595 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/06/2025 | Buy Now | -0.58% | Barclays | David Strauss72% | $550 → $500 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/11/2024 | Buy Now | 0.42% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers72% | $565 → $505 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/29/2024 | Buy Now | 9.37% | Barclays | David Strauss72% | $500 → $550 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 27.86% | UBS | Gavin Parsons66% | $614 → $643 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 7.38% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert73% | $500 → $540 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 24.28% | Susquehanna | Charles Minervino62% | $560 → $625 | Maintains | Positive | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2024 | Buy Now | 12.35% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers72% | $509 → $565 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/14/2024 | Buy Now | 11.35% | JP Morgan | Seth Seifman83% | $500 → $560 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/10/2024 | Buy Now | 16.72% | Citigroup | Jason Gursky79% | $521 → $587 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/03/2024 | Buy Now | 19.11% | Seaport Global | Richard Safran41% | $530 → $599 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/27/2024 | Buy Now | 11.35% | Alembic Global | Peter Skibitski73% | → $560 | Downgrade | Overweight → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/09/2024 | Buy Now | 17.72% | Morgan Stanley | Kristine Liwag72% | $579 → $592 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/30/2024 | Buy Now | -0.58% | Barclays | David Strauss72% | $470 → $500 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/29/2024 | Buy Now | 2.41% | TD Cowen | Cai von Rumohr69% | $440 → $515 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/29/2024 | Buy Now | 14.34% | Deutsche Bank | Scott Deuschle79% | $474 → $575 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2024 | Buy Now | 20.3% | UBS | Gavin Parsons66% | $593 → $605 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2024 | Buy Now | -0.58% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert73% | $475 → $500 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2024 | Buy Now | 1.21% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers72% | $467 → $509 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/26/2024 | Buy Now | 12.35% | BTIG | Andre Madrid70% | → $565 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/21/2024 | Buy Now | -5.15% | Bernstein | Douglas Harned50% | → $477 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2024 | Buy Now | 3% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers72% | $483 → $518 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | -5.55% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert73% | $450 → $475 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 11.35% | Susquehanna | Charles Minervino62% | $540 → $560 | Maintains | Positive | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 0.42% | Baird | Peter Arment84% | $475 → $505 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2024 | Buy Now | — | Alembic Global | Peter Skibitski73% | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/26/2024 | Buy Now | -10.52% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert73% | $515 → $450 | Downgrade | Outperform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/26/2024 | Buy Now | 7.38% | Susquehanna | Charles Minervino62% | $560 → $540 | Maintains | Positive | Get Alert |
| 01/26/2024 | Buy Now | -5.55% | Baird | Peter Arment84% | $505 → $475 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2024 | Buy Now | 0.42% | Baird | Peter Arment84% | → $505 | Downgrade | Outperform → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 12/15/2023 | Buy Now | -5.95% | Deutsche Bank | Scott Deuschle79% | $541 → $473 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 12/14/2023 | Buy Now | -10.52% | Wolfe Research | Myles Walton82% | → $450 | Downgrade | Peer Perform → Underperform | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2023 | Buy Now | -13.5% | JP Morgan | Seth Seifman83% | $430 → $435 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/11/2023 | Buy Now | 10.36% | UBS | Gavin Parsons66% | → $555 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/28/2023 | Buy Now | -0.18% | Deutsche Bank | Myles Walton82% | → $502 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/18/2023 | Buy Now | -13.5% | Wells Fargo | Sarah Akers68% | $485 → $435 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2023 | Buy Now | -0.58% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert73% | → $500 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2023 | Buy Now | -3.56% | Wells Fargo | Sarah Akers68% | $448 → $485 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/28/2023 | Buy Now | 22.29% | B of A Securities | Ronald Epstein66% | $655 → $615 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/28/2023 | Buy Now | -3.56% | Citigroup | Jason Gursky79% | $502 → $485 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/11/2023 | Buy Now | -10.52% | Barclays | David Strauss72% | $580 → $450 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2023 | Buy Now | -0.18% | Citigroup | Jason Gursky79% | $488 → $502 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2023 | Buy Now | -5.95% | Wells Fargo | Sarah Akers68% | $470 → $473 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/06/2023 | Buy Now | -2.57% | Credit Suisse | Scott Deuschle79% | $500 → $490 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2023 | Buy Now | -6.54% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers72% | $460 → $470 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2023 | Buy Now | -2.96% | Citigroup | Jason Gursky79% | $544 → $488 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2023 | Buy Now | 19.51% | Morgan Stanley | Kristine Liwag72% | $626 → $601 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2023 | Buy Now | -20.46% | JP Morgan | Seth Seifman83% | $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 | 3.4% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert73% | $550 → $520 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2023 | Buy Now | 6.38% | Susquehanna | Charles Minervino62% | $615 → $535 | Maintains | Positive | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2023 | Buy Now | -0.58% | Credit Suisse | Scott Deuschle79% | $540 → $500 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2023 | Buy Now | -4.95% | Cowen & Co. | Cai Rumohr69% | → $478 | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/18/2023 | Buy Now | -8.53% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers72% | $575 → $460 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/17/2023 | Buy Now | -0.58% | Cowen & Co. | Cai Rumohr69% | $570 → $500 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/13/2023 | Buy Now | -25.43% | Goldman Sachs | Noah Poponak67% | $440 → $375 | Downgrade | Neutral → Sell | Get Alert |
| 01/12/2023 | Buy Now | 7.38% | Credit Suisse | Scott Deuschle79% | $575 → $540 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/15/2022 | Buy Now | 24.48% | Morgan Stanley | Kristine Liwag72% | $585 → $626 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/08/2022 | Buy Now | 8.17% | Citigroup | Jason Gursky79% | → $544 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/10/2022 | Buy Now | 16.33% | Morgan Stanley | Kristine Liwag72% | $530 → $585 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/28/2022 | Buy Now | 14.34% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert73% | $550 → $575 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/28/2022 | Buy Now | 14.34% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers72% | $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 | 11.35% | Credit Suisse | Scott Deuschle79% | → $560 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/11/2022 | Buy Now | 12.35% | Wolfe Research | Myles Walton82% | → $565 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/28/2022 | Buy Now | 2.6% | Wells Fargo | Matthew Akers72% | $455 → $516 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/31/2022 | Buy Now | 11.35% | Susquehanna | Charles Minervino62% | $530 → $560 | Maintains | Positive | Get Alert |
| 08/30/2022 | Buy Now | 9.37% | RBC Capital | Ken Herbert73% | → $550 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/29/2022 | Buy Now | 5.39% | Susquehanna | Charles Minervino62% | $520 → $530 | Maintains | Positive | Get Alert |
| 07/29/2022 | Buy Now | 5.19% | Baird | Peter Arment84% | $488 → $529 | Upgrade | Neutral → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/12/2022 | Buy Now | 5.39% | Morgan Stanley | Kristine Liwag72% | $521 → $530 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Northrop Grumman (NOC) stock?
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 4.39% upside). 39 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Northrop Grumman (NOC)?
The latest analyst rating for Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) was provided by Wells Fargo, and Northrop Grumman maintained their overweight rating.
When was the last upgrade for Northrop Grumman (NOC)?
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.
When was the last downgrade for Northrop Grumman (NOC)?
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.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Northrop Grumman (NOC)?
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.
Is the Analyst Rating Northrop Grumman (NOC) correct?
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 $502.90, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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