MARKET WIREYahoo • 18h ago
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Why NOC Stock advanced +1.74% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash
$562.36 +1.74% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) carries a Roarable Rating of C+ (Hold) with 69/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.
ROARABLE C+ • HOLD / WATCH
Cap $79.89B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH • C+
2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish
Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C · Rk B+
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+5% Base Target
WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:57% Call Buyers ($8.2M)
43% PutsMax Pain: $551.00
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Why NOC Stock advanced +1.74% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) advanced +1.74% to $562.36 as options desks priced 57% call premium vs. 43% put protection around the $551 max-pain magnet. Solid 41% profit margin (13% return on capital), mixed timing at 19x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.
- ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 30% of its 52-week range ($470.06 – $774) with RSI-14 at 64 (BULLISH MOMENTUM).
- ▸Whale Options Positioning: $8.2M in bullish call flow vs. $6.2M in put flow (Put/Call 0.76x, implied earnings swing ±6.7%).
- ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable C+ (Hold) backed by 44% gross margin and $3.3B annual free cash flow.
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CATALYSTChartMill • 19h ago
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MARKET WIREYahoo • 1d ago
Is GE Aerospace Stock Worth More Than Its Competitors?For questions about this article or underlying research, email help@trefis.com.
MARKET WIREYahoo • 2d ago
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MARKET WIREYahoo • 2d ago
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CATALYSTYahoo • 2d ago
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NOC // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -3.79%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $570.6H $575.6L $556.6C $557.5VOL 987.6K
RES: $623.4SUP: $466.6SMA50: $520.3SMA200: $591.1
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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)
Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).
Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
12.5%/yr Implied 5Y Growth
vs. +2.2% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).
Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)
No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on NOC today. View full Setup Ledger →
🦋 Documented & Second-Order Butterfly Connections
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LHX → NOC Confirmed Filing
L3Harris (via Aerojet Rocketdyne) and Northrop Grumman control ~90% of US tactical and strategic solid rocket motor (SRM) energetics capacity required across PAC-3, GMLRS, Standard Missile, and Sentinel.
GD → NOC Confirmed Filing
Both General Dynamics (Columbia-class ballistic-missile submarines at Electric Boat) and Northrop Grumman (B-21 Raider stealth bomber & Sentinel ICBM) anchor mandatory US nuclear-triad recapitalization budgets.
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100% OPEN ACCESS • SEC EDGAR × CBOE × FREDWhy is NOC stock moving today?
Why NOC Stock advanced +1.74% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. Solid 41% profit margin (13% return on capital), mixed timing at 19x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.