BUY NOC · 1 Month pick · Oct 21, 2026
+16% vs analyst target · new source · 3 agree · 0 dissent
Why BUY: Baird upgrades Northrop to Outperform, PT $675 from $552, after a Q3 beat ($7.89 vs $7.18), a raised guide and record backlog.
⚠ The stock jumped ~4.6% Tuesday on the print, and sales guidance was left unchanged; defense names have run hard.
NOC was $535.00 when we published the BUY call on Oct 21. It's now $537.90, +0.54% for the BUY side. Range since the pick: $536.34 to $543.42.
Source: Yahoo Finance prices, updated Oct 21, 11:34 AM ET.
The Daily Five's 1 Month call from Oct 21 is BUY NOC at $535.00. Why: Baird upgrades Northrop to Outperform, PT $675 from $552, after a Q3 beat ($7.89 vs $7.18), a raised guide and record backlog. Not financial advice.
NOC was $535.00 when we published the BUY call on Oct 21. It's now $537.90, +0.54% for the BUY side. Range since the pick: $536.34 to $543.42.
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