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, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is NOC or HON more profitable?

Honeywell International has a net margin of 14.82% compared to Northrop Grumman's net margin of 10.17%. Honeywell International's return on equity of 35.78% beat Northrop Grumman's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northrop Grumman	10.17%	26.24%	7.96%
Honeywell International	14.82%	35.78%	9.04%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, NOC or HON?

Honeywell International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Northrop Grumman. Northrop Grumman is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Honeywell International, 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	$41.03B	1.88	$4.17B	$28.34	18.91
Honeywell International	$38.50B	3.38	$5.71B	$8.71	22.99

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 1.5%. Honeywell International pays an annual dividend of $4.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Northrop Grumman pays out 29.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Honeywell International pays out 51.9% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NOC or HON?

Honeywell International received 526 more outperform votes than Northrop Grumman when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.38% of users gave Honeywell International an outperform vote while only 62.19% of users gave Northrop Grumman an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Northrop Grumman	Outperform Votes 676 62.19%	Underperform Votes 411 37.81%
Honeywell International	Outperform Votes 1202 74.38%	Underperform Votes 414 25.62%

Which has more risk and volatility, NOC or HON?

Northrop Grumman has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Honeywell International has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Honeywell International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer NOC or HON?

Northrop Grumman presently has a consensus target price of $543.65, indicating a potential upside of 1.45%. Honeywell International has a consensus target price of $245.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.35%. Given Honeywell International's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Honeywell International is more favorable than Northrop Grumman.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northrop Grumman	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
Honeywell International	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media favor NOC or HON?

In the previous week, Honeywell International had 6 more articles in the media than Northrop Grumman. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Honeywell International and 38 mentions for Northrop Grumman. Honeywell International's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Northrop Grumman's score of 1.22 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	26 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Honeywell International	34 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Honeywell International beats Northrop Grumman on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.