Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global aerospace, defense and security technology company based in Falls Church, Virginia. Founded in 1939, Northrop Grumman Corporation designs and develops specialized products and services primarily for the US government. It also offers its products and solutions to global and commercial customers.
Northrop Grumman Corporation operates through four segments: Aeronautics Systems, Defense Systems, Mission Systems and Space Systems. Northrop Grumman Corporation shares (NOC.US) are listed on the NYSE.
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Over the last 12 months, Northrop Grumman Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $411.2262 up to $492.8942. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Northrop Grumman Corporation's is 0.34. This would suggest that Northrop Grumman Corporation's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Historical closes compared with the last close of $488.06
| 1 week (2024-04-18) | 5.51% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-03-25) | 3.86% |
| 3 months (2024-01-25) | 11.44% |
| 6 months (2023-10-25) | 2.15% |
| 1 year (2023-04-25) | 8.68% |
| 2 years (2022-04-25) | 10.29% |
| 3 years (2021-04-25) | 44.48% |
| 5 years (2019-04-25) | 72.38% |
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Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Northrop Grumman Corporation P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
Northrop Grumman Corporation's current stock price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 35x. In other words, Northrop Grumman Corporation stocks trade at around 35x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of November 09, 2023 (20.44). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Northrop Grumman Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.907. A PEG ratio below 1 can be interpreted as meaning the shares are not overvalued given the current rate of growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Northrop Grumman Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Northrop Grumman Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $4 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Northrop Grumman Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
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