NOCNorthrop Grumman
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−19% vs 200-day).
In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Oversold (RSI 26). Price is −19% vs its 200-day average.
Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).
Lightly shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover. Down 5.9% since the previous count, up from 1.5% of shares outstanding three months ago.
Against the whole market›
Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How NOC is trading
Northrop Grumman is −15% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 34 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- −19%
vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend
- RSI (14)
- 26
RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought
- Below its 52-week high
- 37%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $480.75
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- −7.3%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- −15%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- +47%
- vs 50-day average$532.12
- −9.7%
- 52-week high
- $764.65
- 52-week low
- $473.48
- Annualised volatility
- 27%
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −15% |
| 2025 | +24% |
| 2024 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | −13% |
| 2022 | +43% |
| 2021 | +29% |
| 2020 | −9.9% |
| 2019 | +43% |
| 2018 | −19% |
| 2017 | +34% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 5 of 10 | +2.3% |
| Feb | 10 | 8 of 10 | +3.4% |
| Mar | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.26% |
| Apr | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.14% |
| May | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.95% |
| Jun | 10 | 4 of 10 | −1.2% |
| Jul | 11 | 7 of 11 | +4.0% |
| Aug | 11 | 7 of 11 | +2.0% |
| Sep | 11 | 7 of 11 | −0.01% |
| Oct | 11 | 4 of 11 | −0.66% |
| Nov | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.87% |
| Dec | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.54% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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