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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
$120.93
-2.2%
$152.40
$110.07
$236.60
$3.41B0.42396,025 shs320,470 shs
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
$30.68
-2.5%
$30.34
$17.05
$35.66
$4.69B1.121.54 million shs3.26 million shs
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$511.86
-0.4%
$478.20
$418.60
$555.57
$74.09B0.31866,646 shs730,463 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
0.00%-3.26%-20.37%-23.30%-18.99%
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
0.00%-0.42%+16.79%+15.69%+69.22%
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
0.00%+3.98%+11.30%+8.59%+7.23%
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CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
3.1488 of 5 stars
3.51.00.00.03.32.51.9
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
2.9678 of 5 stars
2.43.00.00.03.03.31.9
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
4.3573 of 5 stars
2.34.04.20.03.42.51.9
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
3.00
Buy$202.4067.37% Upside
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
2.80
Moderate Buy$32.676.48% Upside
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
2.61
Moderate Buy$545.066.49% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest AVAV, KTOS, and NOC Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
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
3/21/2025
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$27.00 ➝ $33.00
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
3/5/2025
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
Jefferies Financial Group
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$230.00 ➝ $190.00
3/5/2025
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
William Blair
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Reiterated RatingOutperform
3/5/2025
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
Robert W. Baird
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$220.00 ➝ $146.00
2/27/2025
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
Royal Bank of Canada
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$37.00 ➝ $32.00
2/27/2025
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$24.00 ➝ $27.00
2/26/2025
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
Argus
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UpgradeStrong-Buy
2/26/2025
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
Wells Fargo & Company
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$574.00 ➝ $545.00
2/10/2025
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
Citigroup
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$587.00 ➝ $591.00
(Data available from 3/30/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
$742.56M4.60$3.29 per share36.73$29.24 per share4.14
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
$1.14B4.13$0.68 per share45.10$7.57 per share4.05
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$41.03B1.81$42.06 per share12.17$105.63 per share4.85
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
$59.67M$1.1869.5027.18N/A6.39%8.12%6.75%N/A
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
-$8.90M$0.11306.8371.35N/A1.31%3.68%2.48%5/6/2025 (Estimated)
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$4.17B$28.3418.0617.663.7310.17%26.24%7.96%4/22/2025 (Estimated)

Latest AVAV, KTOS, and NOC Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
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
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$8.241.61%+9.33%29.08%21 Years

Latest AVAV, KTOS, and NOC Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
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
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
0.02
4.61
3.36
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
0.13
3.22
2.61
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
0.96
1.01
0.91

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
86.38%
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
75.92%
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
83.40%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
1.27%
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
2.27%
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
0.22%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
AeroVironment, Inc. stock logo
AVAV
AeroVironment
1,42828.22 million27.86 millionOptionable
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. stock logo
KTOS
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions
3,900152.84 million148.30 millionOptionable
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
95,000144.76 million144.44 millionOptionable

Recent News About These Companies

Northrop Grumman awarded $175.65M Air Force contract
RBC Capital Upgrades Northrop Grumman (NOC)
Northrop Grumman upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at RBC Capital
Northrop Grumman (NOC) Receives a New Rating from a Top Analyst
RBC downgrades Lockheed Martin, upgrades Northrop Grumman

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AeroVironment stock logo

AeroVironment NASDAQ:AVAV

$120.93 -2.66 (-2.15%)
Closing price 03/28/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$119.86 -1.07 (-0.88%)
As of 03/28/2025 07:57 PM Eastern
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AeroVironment, Inc. designs, develops, produces, delivers, and supports a portfolio of robotic systems and related services for government agencies and businesses in the United States and internationally. It operates through Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS), Tactical Missile System (TMS), Medium Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MUAS), and High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite Systems (HAPS) segments. The company supplies UAS, TMS, unmanned ground vehicle, and related services primarily to organizations within the U.S. Department of Defense, other federal agencies, and to international allied governments. It also designs, engineers, tools, and manufactures unmanned aerial and aircraft systems, including airborne platforms, payloads and payload integration, ground control systems, and ground support equipment and other items and services related to unmanned aircraft systems. In addition, the company offers small UAS products, including training, spare parts, product repair, product replacement, and the customer contracted operation. Further, it develops high-altitude pseudo-satellite UAS systems. AeroVironment, Inc. was incorporated in 1971 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock logo

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions NASDAQ:KTOS

$30.68 -0.79 (-2.51%)
Closing price 03/28/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$30.60 -0.08 (-0.26%)
As of 03/28/2025 07:50 PM Eastern
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Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. engages in the provision of mission critical products, services and solutions for United States national security priorities. It operates through the Kratos Government Solutions (KGS) and Unmanned Systems (US) segments. The KGS segment consists of an aggregation of KGS operating segments, including microwave electronic products, space, satellite and cyber, training solutions. The US segment refers to the unmanned aerial, unmanned ground, unmanned seaborne and related command, control and communications system businesses. The company was founded on December 19, 1994, and is headquartered in Round Rock, TX.

Northrop Grumman stock logo

Northrop Grumman NYSE:NOC

$511.86 -1.96 (-0.38%)
Closing price 03/28/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$510.60 -1.26 (-0.25%)
As of 03/28/2025 08:00 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.