NOC

+3.1%🟢 Fundamentally supported

Northrop Grumman Corp. · Technology

$496.10Vol 1.22M · 1.3× normalMkt cap +$2.09Bafter · 2026-10-14 ET

What happened

Move

+3.1%

Price

$496.10

Volume

1.22M

1.3× normal

Market cap

$70.48B

+$2.09B today

Why it moved

Earnings releasemedium confidence

Will Northrop Grumman (NOC) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report? — finnhub-news
Northrop Grumman to Release Q3 Earnings: What's in the Cards? — finnhub-news

Possible catalyst: earnings release, 5.7pp above its sector.

Verdict — was the move justified?

🟢 Fundamentally supported

Earnings release — direction and rough magnitude are consistent with the identified fundamental catalyst.

How unusual is this move

σ score

2.4σ

vs own 20d volatility

Percentile

95th

of 1276 daily moves

Avg daily move

±1.1%

own 5y average

vs sector

+5.7%

beyond sector median

Today’s move is among the largest 5% of NOC’s daily moves over the last 5 years — while the sector moved -2.7% and the market -0.6%.

What happened after similar moves

76 similar up moves in NOC’s 5-year history:

After 5 days

+0.5%

55% higher

After 20 days

+0.8%

63% higher

Median of same-direction moves within ±35% magnitude band. Past patterns don’t predict outcomes — context, not signal.

Fundamental context

V 69G 6P 69H 60Q 82EW 20/65

Insider activity (90d): net selling $52.0K

Valuation context

P/E (TTM)

15.7

5y median 15.7

P/E percentile

50%

vs own 5y history

FCF yield

0.1%

Valuation sits near the middle of its own historical range (50th percentile).

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