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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
$154.84
+1.9%
$135.04
$113.34
$155.26
$30.04B0.681.21 million shs633,751 shs
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$505.86
-1.8%
$479.48
$418.60
$555.57
$73.28B0.31863,581 shs274,889 shs
United Parcel Service, Inc. stock logo
UPS
United Parcel Service
$96.88
-3.2%
$116.53
$95.53
$154.29
$82.70B0.944.68 million shs1.51 million shs
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Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
+3.91%+6.09%+8.93%+22.78%+27.76%
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
+0.59%+0.24%+10.95%+10.13%+12.73%
United Parcel Service, Inc. stock logo
UPS
United Parcel Service
-9.12%-9.85%-14.28%-19.13%-34.25%
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CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
3.9004 of 5 stars
1.03.04.24.33.61.71.3
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
4.372 of 5 stars
2.34.04.20.04.12.51.9
United Parcel Service, Inc. stock logo
UPS
United Parcel Service
4.8374 of 5 stars
4.34.04.21.42.81.71.9
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
2.00
Hold$141.86-8.39% Downside
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
2.61
Moderate Buy$545.067.75% Upside
United Parcel Service, Inc. stock logo
UPS
United Parcel Service
2.50
Moderate Buy$133.1837.48% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest NOC, AWK, and UPS Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
4/3/2025
United Parcel Service, Inc. stock logo
UPS
United Parcel Service
UBS Group
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$141.00 ➝ $127.00
4/1/2025
United Parcel Service, Inc. stock logo
UPS
United Parcel Service
Susquehanna
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$130.00 ➝ $120.00
3/31/2025
United Parcel Service, Inc. stock logo
UPS
United Parcel Service
Barclays
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Lower Price TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$100.00 ➝ $90.00
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
3/27/2025
United Parcel Service, Inc. stock logo
UPS
United Parcel Service
Wells Fargo & Company
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$128.00 ➝ $120.00
3/25/2025
United Parcel Service, Inc. stock logo
UPS
United Parcel Service
Bank of America
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$133.00 ➝ $129.00
3/13/2025
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$133.00 ➝ $142.00
3/13/2025
United Parcel Service, Inc. stock logo
UPS
United Parcel Service
Truist Financial
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Initiated CoverageBuy$140.00
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
3/7/2025
United Parcel Service, Inc. stock logo
UPS
United Parcel Service
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
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Initiated CoverageHold$119.00
2/26/2025
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
Argus
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UpgradeStrong-Buy
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CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
$4.68B6.45$11.01 per share14.06$53.01 per share2.92
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$41.03B1.78$41.57 per share12.17$105.63 per share4.79
United Parcel Service, Inc. stock logo
UPS
United Parcel Service
$91.07B0.91$9.96 per share9.73$19.60 per share4.94
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
$1.05B$5.3928.5825.262.8022.44%10.29%3.31%5/7/2025 (Estimated)
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$4.17B$28.3417.8617.453.7310.17%26.24%7.96%4/22/2025 (Estimated)
United Parcel Service, Inc. stock logo
UPS
United Parcel Service
$5.78B$6.7614.3211.051.556.35%39.13%9.61%4/29/2025 (Estimated)

Latest NOC, AWK, and UPS Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/29/2025N/A
United Parcel Service, Inc. stock logo
UPS
United Parcel Service
$1.50N/AN/AN/A$21.25 billionN/A
4/22/2025N/A
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$6.33N/AN/AN/A$10.07 billionN/A
2/19/2025Q4 2024
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
$1.13$1.22+$0.09$1.22$1.11 billion$1.20 billion
1/30/2025Q4 2024
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$6.27$6.39+$0.12$8.66$10.97 billionN/A
1/30/2025Q4 2024
United Parcel Service, Inc. stock logo
UPS
United Parcel Service
$2.52$2.75+$0.23$2.01$25.42 billionN/A
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
$3.061.98%+8.40%56.77%17 Years
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
$8.241.63%+9.33%29.08%21 Years
United Parcel Service, Inc. stock logo
UPS
United Parcel Service
$6.566.77%+16.91%97.04%16 Years

Latest NOC, AWK, and UPS 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
2/5/2025
United Parcel Service, Inc. stock logo
UPS
United Parcel Service
quarterly$1.645.86%2/18/20252/18/20253/6/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
1.21
0.39
0.35
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
0.96
1.01
0.91
United Parcel Service, Inc. stock logo
UPS
United Parcel Service
1.16
1.17
1.14

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
86.58%
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
83.40%
United Parcel Service, Inc. stock logo
UPS
United Parcel Service
60.26%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
0.08%
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
0.22%
United Parcel Service, Inc. stock logo
UPS
United Parcel Service
0.13%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
American Water Works Company, Inc. stock logo
AWK
American Water Works
6,500195.01 million194.79 millionOptionable
Northrop Grumman Co. stock logo
NOC
Northrop Grumman
95,000144.76 million144.44 millionOptionable
United Parcel Service, Inc. stock logo
UPS
United Parcel Service
536,000854.17 million852.26 millionOptionable

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American Water Works stock logo

American Water Works NYSE:AWK

$154.84 +2.88 (+1.90%)
As of 10:52 AM Eastern
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American Water Works Company, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides water and wastewater services in the United States. It offers water and wastewater services to approximately 1,700 communities in 14 states serving approximately 3.5 million active customers. The company serves residential customers; commercial customers, including food and beverage providers, commercial property developers and proprietors, and energy suppliers; fire service and private fire customers; industrial customers, such as large-scale manufacturers, mining, and production operations; public authorities comprising government buildings and other public sector facilities, such as schools and universities; and other utilities and community water and wastewater systems. It also provides water and wastewater services on military installations; and undertakes contracts with municipal customers, primarily to operate and manage water and wastewater facilities, as well as offers other related services. In addition, the company operates approximately 80 surface water treatment plants; 540 groundwater treatment plants; 175 wastewater treatment plants; 53,700 miles of transmission, distribution, and collection mains and pipes; 1,200 groundwater wells; 1,700 water and wastewater pumping stations; 1,100 treated water storage facilities; and 74 dams. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey.

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Northrop Grumman NYSE:NOC

$505.86 -9.32 (-1.81%)
As of 10:52 AM 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.

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United Parcel Service NYSE:UPS

$96.88 -3.24 (-3.24%)
As of 10:52 AM Eastern
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United Parcel Service, Inc., a package delivery company, provides transportation and delivery, distribution, contract logistics, ocean freight, airfreight, customs brokerage, and insurance services. It operates through two segments, U.S. Domestic Package and International Package. The U.S. Domestic Package segment offers time-definite delivery of express letters, documents, small packages, and palletized freight through air and ground services in the United States. The International Package segment provides guaranteed day and time-definite international shipping services comprising guaranteed time-definite express options in Europe, Asia, the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East, Africa, Canada, and Latin America. The company also offers international air and ocean freight forwarding, post-sales, and mail and consulting services. In addition, it provides truckload and customs brokerage services; supply chain solutions to the healthcare and life sciences industries; fulfillment and transportation management services; and integrated supply chain and shipment insurance solutions. United Parcel Service, Inc. was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.