Northrop Grumman (NOC) Competitors

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) and Honeywell International (NASDAQ:HON) are both large-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Is NOC or HON more profitable?

Honeywell International has a net margin of 15.02% compared to Northrop Grumman's net margin of 5.79%. Honeywell International's return on equity of 37.77% beat Northrop Grumman's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northrop Grumman	5.79%	26.57%	8.11%
Honeywell International	15.02%	37.77%	9.65%

Do analysts recommend NOC or HON?

Northrop Grumman presently has a consensus price target of $550.56, suggesting a potential upside of 11.91%. Honeywell International has a consensus price target of $241.45, suggesting a potential upside of 6.52%. Given Northrop Grumman's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Northrop Grumman is more favorable than Honeywell International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northrop Grumman	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Honeywell International	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31

Is NOC or HON a better dividend stock?

Northrop Grumman pays an annual dividend of $8.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Honeywell International pays an annual dividend of $4.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Northrop Grumman pays out 51.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Honeywell International pays out 52.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Northrop Grumman has raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years and Honeywell International has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NOC or HON?

Honeywell International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Northrop Grumman. Honeywell International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northrop Grumman, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Northrop Grumman	$39.29B	1.82	$2.06B	$16.14	30.48
Honeywell International	$37.85B	3.89	$5.66B	$8.66	26.17

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NOC or HON?

Honeywell International received 533 more outperform votes than Northrop Grumman when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.65% of users gave Honeywell International an outperform vote while only 61.75% of users gave Northrop Grumman an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Northrop Grumman	Outperform Votes 657 61.75%	Underperform Votes 407 38.25%
Honeywell International	Outperform Votes 1190 74.65%	Underperform Votes 404 25.35%

Does the media favor NOC or HON?

In the previous week, Honeywell International had 14 more articles in the media than Northrop Grumman. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for Honeywell International and 37 mentions for Northrop Grumman. Honeywell International's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Northrop Grumman's score of 1.09 indicating that Honeywell International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Northrop Grumman	22 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Honeywell International	40 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NOC or HON?

83.4% of Northrop Grumman shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Honeywell International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Northrop Grumman shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Honeywell International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, NOC or HON?

Northrop Grumman has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Honeywell International has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Honeywell International beats Northrop Grumman on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.