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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
$269.60
+0.0%
$258.67
$239.87
$316.90
$72.89B0.591.25 million shs802,059 shs
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
$442.27
-0.7%
$458.36
$419.70
$618.95
$104.10B0.431.15 million shs1.56 million shs
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$513.95
+1.3%
$476.94
$418.60
$555.57
$74.40B0.31833,232 shs927,839 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
+0.74%+0.56%+9.48%+1.06%-3.15%
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
+0.51%-5.43%+1.20%-9.20%-0.26%
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
-0.12%+2.99%+12.51%+7.21%+7.71%
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CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
4.919 of 5 stars
3.25.04.20.03.62.53.1
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
4.7999 of 5 stars
3.25.04.20.02.72.52.5
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
4.3621 of 5 stars
2.34.04.20.03.42.51.9
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
2.33
Hold$297.7110.43% Upside
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
2.27
Hold$539.5321.99% Upside
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
2.61
Moderate Buy$545.066.05% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest LMT, GD, and NOC Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
3/27/2025
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LMT
Lockheed Martin
Royal Bank of Canada
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DowngradeOutperform ➝ Sector Perform$550.00 ➝ $480.00
3/27/2025
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
Royal Bank of Canada
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UpgradeSector Perform ➝ Outperform$500.00 ➝ $575.00
3/24/2025
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
Melius Research
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DowngradeStrong-Buy ➝ Hold
3/24/2025
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
Bank of America
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DowngradeBuy ➝ Neutral$685.00 ➝ $485.00
3/24/2025
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
Melius
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DowngradeBuy ➝ Hold
3/10/2025
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
Wells Fargo & Company
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Reiterated RatingEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight
3/7/2025
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$244.00 ➝ $261.00
3/7/2025
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LMT
Lockheed Martin
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$468.00 ➝ $476.00
3/7/2025
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$545.00 ➝ $547.00
2/26/2025
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GD
General Dynamics
Wells Fargo & Company
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$276.00 ➝ $244.00
2/26/2025
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
Wells Fargo & Company
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$497.00 ➝ $468.00
(Data available from 3/27/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
$47.72B1.53$18.91 per share14.26$81.61 per share3.30
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
$71.04B1.47$36.04 per share12.27$26.91 per share16.43
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$41.03B1.81$42.23 per share12.17$105.63 per share4.87
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
$3.78B$13.6419.7715.731.697.93%17.10%6.76%4/23/2025 (Estimated)
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
$5.34B$22.2619.8714.892.077.51%101.47%12.09%4/22/2025 (Estimated)
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$4.17B$28.3418.1417.733.7310.17%26.24%7.96%4/22/2025 (Estimated)

Latest LMT, GD, and NOC Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/23/2025N/A
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
$3.43N/AN/AN/A$11.92 billionN/A
4/22/2025N/A
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
$6.42N/AN/AN/A$17.83 billionN/A
4/22/2025N/A
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$6.33N/AN/AN/A$10.07 billionN/A
1/30/2025Q4 2024
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$6.27$6.39+$0.12$8.66$10.97 billionN/A
1/29/2025Q4 2024
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
$4.29$4.15-$0.14$4.15$13.05 billionN/A
1/28/2025Q4 2024
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
$6.58$7.67+$1.09$2.22$18.75 billionN/A
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
$6.002.23%+6.07%43.99%34 Years
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
$13.202.98%+6.35%59.30%22 Years
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$8.241.60%+9.33%29.08%21 Years

Latest LMT, GD, and NOC Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
3/5/2025
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
quarterly$1.502.28%4/11/20254/11/20255/9/2025
1/28/2025
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
quarterly$3.302.88%3/3/20253/3/20253/28/2025
2/18/2025
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
quarterly$2.061.87%3/3/20253/3/20253/19/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
0.33
1.37
0.82
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
3.10
1.13
0.95
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
0.96
1.01
0.91

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
86.14%
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
74.19%
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
83.40%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
1.52%
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
0.17%
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
0.22%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
General Dynamics Co. stock logo
GD
General Dynamics
106,500270.35 million266.24 millionOptionable
Lockheed Martin Co. stock logo
LMT
Lockheed Martin
121,000235.39 million234.99 millionOptionable
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
95,000144.76 million144.44 millionOptionable

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General Dynamics NYSE:GD

$269.60 +0.02 (+0.01%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$268.77 -0.83 (-0.31%)
As of 04:54 PM Eastern
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General Dynamics Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. The Aerospace segment produces and sells business jets; and offers aircraft maintenance and repair, management, aircraft-on-ground support and completion, charter, staffing, and fixed-base operator services. The Marine Systems segment designs and builds nuclear-powered submarines, surface combatants, and auxiliary ships for the United States Navy and Jones Act ships for commercial customers, as well as builds crude oil and product tankers, and container and cargo ships; provides maintenance, modernization, and lifecycle support services for navy ships; offers and program management, planning, engineering, and design support services for submarine construction programs. The Combat Systems segment manufactures land combat solutions, such as wheeled and tracked combat vehicles, Stryker wheeled combat vehicles, piranha vehicles, weapons systems, munitions, mobile bridge systems with payloads, tactical vehicles, main battle tanks, armored vehicles, and armaments; and offers modernization programs, engineering, support, and sustainment services. The Technologies segment provides information technology solutions and mission support services; mobile communication, computers, and command-and-control mission systems; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions to military, intelligence, and federal civilian customers; cloud computing, artificial intelligence; machine learning; big data analytics; development, security, and operations; and unmanned undersea vehicle manufacturing and assembly services. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

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Lockheed Martin NYSE:LMT

$442.26 -2.91 (-0.65%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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Lockheed Martin Corporation, a security and aerospace company, engages in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration, and sustainment of technology systems, products, and services worldwide. The company operates through Aeronautics, Missiles and Fire Control, Rotary and Mission Systems, and Space segments. The Aeronautics segment offers combat and air mobility aircraft, unmanned air vehicles, and related technologies. The Missiles and Fire Control segment provides air and missile defense systems; tactical missiles and air-to-ground precision strike weapon systems; logistics; fire control systems; mission operations support, readiness, engineering support, and integration services; manned and unmanned ground vehicles; and energy management solutions. The Rotary and Mission Systems segment offers military and commercial helicopters, surface ships, sea and land-based missile defense systems, radar systems, sea and air-based mission and combat systems, command and control mission solutions, cyber solutions, and simulation and training solutions. The Space segment offers satellites; space transportation systems; strategic, advanced strike, and defensive systems; and classified systems and services in support of national security systems. This segment also provides network-enabled situational awareness and integrates space and ground global systems to help its customers gather, analyze, and securely distribute critical intelligence data. It serves primarily serves the U.S. government, as well as foreign military sales contracted through the U.S. government. The company was founded in 1912 and is based in Bethesda, Maryland.

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Northrop Grumman NYSE:NOC

$513.95 +6.81 (+1.34%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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Northrop Grumman Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense technology company in the United States, Asia/Pacific, Europe, and internationally. The company's Aeronautics Systems segment designs, develops, manufactures, integrates, and sustains aircraft systems. This segment also offers unmanned autonomous aircraft systems, including high-altitude long-endurance strategic ISR systems and vertical take-off and landing tactical ISR systems; and strategic long-range strike aircraft, tactical fighter and air dominance aircraft, and airborne battle management and command and control systems. Its Defense Systems segment designs, develops, integrates, and produces tactical weapons and missile defense solutions, and provides sustainment, modernization, and training services for manned and unmanned aircraft and electronics systems. It also offers integrated, all-domain command, and control battle management systems, precision strike weapons; high speed air-breathing and hypersonic systems; high-performance gun systems, ammunition, precision munitions and advanced fuzes; aircraft and mission systems logistics support, sustainment, operations and modernization; and warfighter training services. The company's Mission Systems segment offers command, control, communications and computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems; radar, electro-optical/infrared and acoustic sensors; electronic warfare systems; advanced communications and network systems; cyber solutions; intelligence processing systems; navigation; and maritime power, propulsion, and payload launch systems. Its Space Systems segment offers satellites, spacecraft systems, subsystems, sensors, and payloads; ground systems; missile defense systems and interceptors; launch vehicles and related propulsion systems; and strategic missiles. Northrop Grumman Corporation was founded in 1939 and is based in Falls Church, Virginia.