$1,960,000 of NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION lobbying was just disclosed, from Q1 of 2026, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; FY2027 Defense Appropriations Act; FY2026 Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 4016, S. 2572); FY2027 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Bill; FY2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 3944); including provisions related to: National Security Space Programs; Microelectronics; spectrum policy; Air and Missile Defense Programs; Munitions/Solid Rocket Motor; Aviation; Acquisition Policy; Aircraft Programs; Strategic Systems FY2027 Defense Appropriations Act; FY2026 Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 4016, S. 2572); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R. 7273); NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025 (S.933) Implementation of Relief in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1) from Amortization of Qualified Research and Experimentation Expenses Export Control Reform, Foreign Military Sales, Defense Trade, International Sales; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (S. 2342, H.R. 5167) FY2027 Defense Appropriations Act; FY2026 Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 4016, S.2572) Reprogrammings, Budget Resolution/Reconciliation FY2027 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act; NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026 (H.R. 7273); NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025 (S. 933)"
You can find more data on corporate lobbying on Quiver Quantitative.
NOC Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $NOC stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $NOC stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE STEVE COHEN sold up to $50,000 on 12/29.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
NOC Insider Trading Activity
NOC insiders have traded $NOC stock on the open market 32 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 32 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $NOC stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- KATHY J WARDEN (Chair, CEO and President) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 10,000 shares for an estimated $6,045,000.
- ROSHAN S ROEDER (CVP & Pres. Mission Systems) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 2,668 shares for an estimated $1,905,484.
- BENJAMIN R. DAVIES (CVP & Pres. Defense Systems) sold 2,189 shares for an estimated $1,575,255
- MICHAEL A HARDESTY (Corp VP, Controller & CAO) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 1,646 shares for an estimated $1,159,767.
- KATHRYN G SIMPSON (Corp VP & General Counsel) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 973 shares for an estimated $688,452.
- MARK A III WELSH has made 0 purchases and 19 sales selling 192 shares for an estimated $119,744.
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
NOC Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 762 institutional investors add shares of NOC stock to their portfolio, and 732 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 2,363,907 shares (-78.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $1,347,923,410
- WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP removed 1,469,343 shares (-34.4%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $837,834,072
- CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS added 970,029 shares (+39.4%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $553,120,236
- AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC removed 570,217 shares (-35.1%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $325,143,435
- BLACKROCK, INC. added 536,316 shares (+5.4%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $305,812,746
- PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ removed 487,629 shares (-21.1%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $278,050,932
- J. STERN & CO. LLP added 421,215 shares (+56920.9%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $240,181,005
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
NOC Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $NOC in the last several months. We have seen 3 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- BTIG issued a "Buy" rating on 01/28/2026
- B of A Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 01/28/2026
- Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 01/13/2026
To track analyst ratings and price targets for NOC, check out Quiver Quantitative's $NOC forecast page.
NOC Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $NOC recently. We have seen 10 analysts offer price targets for $NOC in the last 6 months, with a median target of $750.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Sheila Kahyaoglu from Jefferies set a target price of $710.0 on 04/09/2026
- John Godyn from Citigroup set a target price of $807.0 on 04/02/2026
- David Strauss from Wells Fargo set a target price of $800.0 on 04/01/2026
- Andre Madrid from BTIG set a target price of $815.0 on 01/28/2026
- Ronald Epstein from B of A Securities set a target price of $750.0 on 01/28/2026
- Ken Herbert from RBC Capital set a target price of $750.0 on 01/28/2026
- Gavin Parsons from UBS set a target price of $778.0 on 01/28/2026
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