NOC

Northrop GrummanC

NYSE / Capital Goods

At close

2026-07-18

Current thesis

Bull case assumes continued strong DoD procurement, timely contract awards, and stable program execution leading to expanding margins and backlog monetization—supporting ~+25% upside from the anchor.

Posture

Mixed

Lead driver

Sentiment

What changed

Next scheduled catalyst: earnings 2026-07-21 · BMO.

What can break

Large contract protests or cancellations

Momentum

Value

Sentiment

Setup hits (3d)

0 · Net Neutral

AI TargetsBase $635.86 · Bull $756.98 · Bear $484.46

Earnings

2026-07-21 · BMO

Data freshness

Prices

As of 2026-07-18

Fundamentals

As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1

Scores

As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP

AI Memo

As of 2025-10-28 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI

Investment thesis

As of 2026-07-18

Supporting evidence

What

Grade C · Mixed

Confidence Medium · Net Neutral

Target $676.40

Why

Momentum19 · Δ7d +4.4

Value59 · Δ7d +0.5

Sentiment69 · Δ7d -0.3

So what

Balanced signals (Net Neutral). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.

Lead driver: Sentiment · See AI snapshot

Momentum

26% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

+4.4

Δ21d

+9.3

Value

39% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

+0.5

Δ21d

-1.1

Sentiment

34% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

-0.3

Δ21d

-7.1

Why this grade

Composite grade C. Momentum 18.5 / Value 59.0 / Sentiment 68.8

Fundamentals (TTM)

As of 2026-07-17

Market Cap

$74.08B

Beta

0.03

Shares Out

142.03M

P/E (TTM)

22.0

P/S (TTM)

2.13

P/FCF (TTM)

152.80

Rev YoY

+4.4%

EPS YoY

+85.0%

Gross Margin

+20.5%

Op Margin

+10.6%

Net Debt

$13.48B

Current Ratio

1.14

As of 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology