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NOC — structural market context

Northrop Grumman Corp.

Structural market context from public regulatory and market data, shown with its as-of dates. Descriptive only: nothing on this page is a recommendation, a prediction, or advice to buy or sell any security.

What changed

As of the close on Oct 21. Each line shows the earlier value, the later value and their dates.

Price

Close $539.31 (Oct 21) vs $534.00 (Oct 20): +0.99%.

Volume

1.12× its 20-session average (1.1M) on Oct 21.

Includes pre- and post-market trading.

Short interest

Short interest 2.3M shares (settlement Sep 30) vs 2.2M (Sep 15).

No new publication in this window. Latest: settlement Sep 30, published Oct 10.

Fails-to-deliver

Latest file (settlements Sep 15–Sep 30, published Oct 16): 2 days with fails, largest 46 shares on Sep 18.

Previous file (settlements Sep 1–Sep 14, published Sep 30): 1 day with fails, largest 34K shares on Sep 8.

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Analyst rating actions

8 rating actions recorded.

Robert W. Baird — Price target change — Oct 21

Guggenheim — Rating maintained — Oct 21

Guggenheim — Price target change — Oct 21

Morgan Stanley — Rating maintained — Oct 21

UBS — Rating maintained — Oct 21

UBS — Price target change — Oct 21

RBC Capital — Rating maintained — Oct 21

RBC Capital — Price target change — Oct 21

Insider filings (Form 4)

None recorded in this window.

NOC events and their magnitude

Latest SEC filing in the event study

8-K 2.02 · Earnings release · filed 2026-10-20 · View on sec.gov ↗

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NOC short interest & days to cover

SHARES SHORT
2.3M
% OF FLOAT
1.6%
DAYS TO COVER
2.6
CHANGE VS PRIOR
+1.3%

FINRA consolidated short interest, reported twice a month and published ~2 weeks after each settlement date. % of float uses reported free float. · as of 2026-09-30 (22d ago)

NOC fails-to-deliver (FTD)

Settlement dateFailed sharesPrice
2026-09-28 · 24d2$510.52
2026-09-18 · 34d46$524
2026-09-08 · 44d34K$514.98

SEC fails-to-deliver files, published twice a month with ~6 weeks of delay.

NOC analyst ratings

FirmActionRatingPublished
BarclaysholdUnderweight2026-10-22
Barclaysprice_target—2026-10-22
RBC CapitalholdSector Perform2026-10-21
RBC Capitalprice_target—2026-10-21
UBSprice_target—2026-10-21

Rating actions as published by the firms, from public feeds. They are not graded here.

Frequently asked questions

What is NOC's short interest?
As of the FINRA settlement date 2026-09-30, NOC had 2.3M shares sold short — 1.6% of its float, with 2.6 days to cover at average volume. FINRA publishes this data roughly two weeks after each twice-monthly settlement, so it is inherently delayed. A short-interest figure describes an aggregate position; it does not predict what the stock will do.
What do analysts say about NOC?
The most recent action: Barclays hold to Underweight on 2026-10-22. Rating actions are shown as published by the firms; they are not graded here.
Is this page telling me to buy or sell NOC?
No. Everything on this page is descriptive, structural market context from public data, shown with its as-of dates. TradeAI News does not issue directional recommendations, price predictions, or buy/sell advice — for any ticker.
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