These Analysts Boost Their Forecasts On Northrop Grumman After Better-Than-Expected Q4 Results

Benzinga01-28

Northrop Grumman Corp (NYSE:NOC) reported upbeat fourth-quarter financial results and issued worse-than-expected FY26 outlook on Tuesday.

Northrop Grumman reported quarterly earnings of $7.23 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $6.97 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $11.712 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $11.626 billion.

Northrop Grumman said it sees FY2026 adjusted EPS of $27.40-$27.90, versus market estimates of $28.85. The company expects sales of $43.500 billion-$44.000 billion versus estimates of $44.244 billion.

Northrop Grumman shares fell 1.3% to trade at $670.05 on Wednesday.

These analysts made changes to their price targets on Northrop Grumman following earnings announcement.

B of A Securities analyst Ronald Epstein maintained Northrop Grumman with a Buy rating and raised the price target from $685 to $750.
BTIG analyst Andre Madrid maintained the stock with a Buy and raised the price target from $680 to $815.

Considering buying NOC stock? Here’s what analysts think:

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