We just received data on a new analyst forecast for $NOC. Morgan Stanley gave a rating of 'Overweight' for $NOC.
$NOC Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $NOC in the last several months. We have seen 3 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Morgan Stanley issued a "Overweight" rating on 04/16/2025
- Wells Fargo issued a "Overweight" rating on 03/07/2025
- Susquehanna issued a "Positive" rating on 01/08/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for $NOC, check out Quiver Quantitative's $NOC forecast page.
$NOC Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $NOC recently. We have seen 3 analysts offer price targets for $NOC in the last 6 months, with a median target of $550.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Charles Minervino from Susquehanna set a target price of $557.0 on 01/08/2025
- Sheila Kahyaoglu from Jefferies set a target price of $550.0 on 10/30/2024
- David Strauss from Barclays set a target price of $550.0 on 10/29/2024
$NOC Insider Trading Activity
$NOC insiders have traded $NOC stock on the open market 64 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 64 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $NOC stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- KATHY J WARDEN (Chair, CEO and President) sold 3,750 shares for an estimated $1,783,687
- BENJAMIN R. DAVIES (CVP & Pres. Defense Systems) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 2,105 shares for an estimated $1,042,725.
- MICHAEL A HARDESTY (Corp VP, Controller & CAO) sold 1,931 shares for an estimated $875,872
- KATHRYN G SIMPSON (Corp VP & General Counsel) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 1,924 shares for an estimated $840,013.
- MARK A III WELSH has made 0 purchases and 56 sales selling 198 shares for an estimated $95,114.
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
$NOC Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 686 institutional investors add shares of $NOC stock to their portfolio, and 658 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- MORGAN STANLEY removed 805,949 shares (-16.2%) from their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $378,223,806
- CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS added 461,307 shares (+5.9%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $216,486,762
- T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. removed 457,927 shares (-87.5%) from their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $214,900,561
- PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ added 450,858 shares (+28.5%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $211,583,150
- BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. removed 429,796 shares (-98.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $201,698,964
- FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP added 371,814 shares (+337.1%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $174,488,592
- INVESCO LTD. added 343,018 shares (+24.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $160,974,917
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
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