Northrop Grumman (NOC) Competitors $568.40 -0.10 (-0.02%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$570.62 +2.23 (+0.39%) As of 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock NOC vs. BA, GD, HII, LDOS, LHX, LMT, RTX, TDY, TXT, and GEShould you be buying Northrop Grumman stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Northrop Grumman include Boeing (BA), General Dynamics (GD), Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Leidos (LDOS), L3Harris Technologies (LHX), Lockheed Martin (LMT), RTX (RTX), Teledyne Technologies (TDY), Textron (TXT), and GE Aerospace (GE). Northrop Grumman vs. Its Competitors Boeing General Dynamics Huntington Ingalls Industries Leidos L3Harris Technologies Lockheed Martin RTX Teledyne Technologies Textron GE Aerospace Boeing (NYSE:BA) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Is BA or NOC more profitable? Northrop Grumman has a net margin of 9.74% compared to Boeing's net margin of -16.58%. Northrop Grumman's return on equity of 25.52% beat Boeing's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Boeing-16.58% N/A -8.57% Northrop Grumman 9.74%25.52%7.89% Do analysts recommend BA or NOC? Boeing presently has a consensus price target of $221.55, indicating a potential downside of 4.21%. Northrop Grumman has a consensus price target of $576.67, indicating a potential upside of 1.45%. Given Northrop Grumman's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Northrop Grumman is more favorable than Boeing.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Boeing 3 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.72Northrop Grumman 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 Does the media refer more to BA or NOC? In the previous week, Boeing had 9 more articles in the media than Northrop Grumman. MarketBeat recorded 81 mentions for Boeing and 72 mentions for Northrop Grumman. Northrop Grumman's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Boeing's score of 0.58 indicating that Northrop Grumman is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Boeing 36 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 21 Neutral mention(s) 12 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Northrop Grumman 35 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings and valuation, BA or NOC? Northrop Grumman has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Boeing. Boeing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northrop Grumman, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBoeing$66.52B2.62-$11.82B-$17.92-12.91Northrop Grumman$41.03B1.98$4.17B$27.1320.95 Do insiders & institutionals believe in BA or NOC? 64.8% of Boeing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.4% of Northrop Grumman shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Boeing shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Northrop Grumman shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, BA or NOC? Boeing has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northrop Grumman has a beta of 0.15, suggesting that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryNorthrop Grumman beats Boeing on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Northrop Grumman News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NOC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NOC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NOC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNorthrop GrummanAEROSP/DEFENSE IndustryAerospace SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$81.40B$45.51B$27.34B$21.16BDividend Yield1.63%1.15%0.95%3.57%P/E Ratio20.9517.3683.6427.75Price / Sales1.984.217.0858.79Price / Cash15.7926.7736.2923.00Price / Book5.266.028.534.67Net Income$4.17B$586.89M$368.78M$993.85M7 Day Performance8.36%-1.92%-0.99%1.16%1 Month Performance17.46%9.58%8.75%4.99%1 Year Performance28.50%38.02%55.46%12.54% Northrop Grumman Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NOCNorthrop Grumman4.2975 of 5 stars$568.400.0%$576.67+1.5%+28.4%$81.40B$41.03B20.9597,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBABoeing3.3733 of 5 stars$226.68+0.3%$216.32-4.6%+25.2%$171.04B$66.52B-12.65172,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsGDGeneral Dynamics4.8294 of 5 stars$302.20-0.4%$294.47-2.6%+7.6%$81.11B$47.72B20.96117,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHIIHuntington Ingalls Industries4.5004 of 5 stars$258.26+0.1%$251.38-2.7%-0.6%$10.13B$11.54B18.6144,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionLDOSLeidos4.5079 of 5 stars$162.07-0.6%$177.46+9.5%+5.8%$20.86B$16.66B16.3048,000Positive NewsLHXL3Harris Technologies4.5322 of 5 stars$259.60-0.2%$259.94+0.1%+12.1%$48.52B$21.33B30.7947,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap UpLMTLockheed Martin4.605 of 5 stars$467.48+0.7%$531.47+13.7%-16.3%$109.54B$71.04B20.19121,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionRTXRTX4.336 of 5 stars$146.80+0.3%$161.12+9.8%+49.0%$196.21B$80.74B43.05186,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastTDYTeledyne Technologies3.1081 of 5 stars$530.39+0.5%$554.43+4.5%+35.9%$24.87B$5.77B30.3114,900Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementTXTTextron4.1498 of 5 stars$85.02-0.2%$88.08+3.6%-5.3%$15.35B$13.70B19.2834,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionGEGE Aerospace4.584 of 5 stars$255.49+1.2%$223.75-12.4%+52.8%$272.38B$38.70B39.7353,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BA Alternatives GD Alternatives HII Alternatives LDOS Alternatives LHX Alternatives LMT Alternatives RTX Alternatives TDY Alternatives TXT Alternatives GE Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:NOC) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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