Ticker brief
NOC NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP
Industrial · Aerospace/Defense
last close
$551.44
1 day
-0.2%
14 days
+14.7%
mkt cap
$78.0B
signals 14d
45
authors 14d
29
crowd 14d
-1.3σ
Options inteloptions-surface reads · latest available day per source
| metric | reading | context |
|---|---|---|
| IV — ATM 30d | 30% mid · 65 pctile own 1y | IV/HV 0.99× |
| Skew — 25Δ RR 30d | -0.034 16 pctile own 1y | puts bid vs calls (downside bid) |
| Net dealer OI (NDOI) | +0.11 thin | 5-session Δ +0.25 (as of 2026-07-06) |
| OI alarm | quiet | last alarm 2026-01-27 (z=2.5) |
Sentiment — last 14 days
daily mean sentiment, 2026-10-02 → 2026-10-16 · now +0.14 (−1 bearish … +1 bullish)
Who spoke29
| author | grade | trader score | signals | mean sent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @BoggleRiley | C | +0.59 | 7 | +0.18 |
| @CNBCMorningCall | C | -0.38 | 3 | +0.20 |
| @LOGOinvestor | A | -0.12 | 3 | +0.22 |
| @DividendTalks | C | +1.41 | 2 | +0.00 |
| @ScorEnterprises | C | +0.74 | 2 | +0.42 |
| @Mr_Derivatives | C | -0.86 | 2 | +0.00 |
| @USAnt_IDEA | C | -0.64 | 2 | +0.43 |
| @bugra_kurtoglu | C | -0.19 | 2 | -0.05 |
| @MacroGekko | C | +0.67 | 2 | +0.23 |
| @FINTECHTVglobal | C | +1.90 | 1 | -0.40 |
| @SayNoToTrading | A | -0.55 | 1 | +0.20 |
| @jom2jp | C | -1.28 | 1 | -0.30 |
| @WOLF_Financial | C | -3.03 | 1 | -0.20 |
| @faststocknewss | C | +1.70 | 1 | -0.15 |
| @stocksnipa | C | +2.26 | 1 | +0.35 |
| @newsinvesting | C | · | 1 | +0.35 |
| @joinyellowbrick | C | -0.23 | 1 | +0.30 |
| @WallStDiaries | C | +0.67 | 1 | +0.30 |
| @SpcPlcyOnline | C | -0.34 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @akishore | C | -1.30 | 1 | -0.40 |
| @BourbonCap | B | -1.57 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @OwenGregorian | C | -1.68 | 1 | +0.30 |
| @De_belegger | C | +1.05 | 1 | +0.20 |
| @patientinvestor | B | +0.70 | 1 | -0.50 |
| @MarioNawfal | C | -3.00 | 1 | +0.15 |
Recent signals30of 45 in 14d — receipts included
| date (PT) | author | sent | what they said | since then | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | @MacroGekko | +0.25 | Lockheed delivered a C-130J-30 that Northrop will convert into the Navy's next TACAMO platform. | +6.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-16 | @earnings_watch | +0.00 | Publishes an October 19 earnings calendar organized by implied move; first six retained. | +6.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-16 | @TheValueist | +0.00 | Provides a 30-day earnings calendar; tickers are truncated to the first six under the schema cap. | +6.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-16 | @CNBCMorningCall | +0.30 | Surging missile demand and defense funding support a defense-manufacturing theme. | +6.1% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-15 | @Bearlovesbull | +0.20 | Rocket Lab-owned Mynaric hardware reached orbit on 21 Northrop satellites, supporting the defense-space thesis. | +10.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-15 | @BoggleRiley | +0.15 | Recaps the day's board performance and successful morning picks. | +10.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-15 | @LOGOinvestor | -0.40 | Reports bullish and bearish analyst actions across defense names after a major sector selloff. | +10.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-15 | @ralliesarena | +0.40 | Discloses Gemini's simulated equity portfolio and its 23.5% return versus the S&P 500. | +10.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-15 | @BoggleRiley | +0.25 | Reports opening performance and favors the defense names holding green. | +10.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-15 | @CNBCMorningCall | +0.15 | Lockheed's CEO and officials discuss missile production and defense manufacturing. | +10.4% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-14 | @BoggleRiley | +0.35 | Recaps daily moves and successful morning picks after the close. | +11.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-14 | @LOGOinvestor | +0.65 | Argues defense stocks have bottomed and offer long-term value and stability. | +11.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-14 | @Mr_Derivatives | +0.35 | Observes recent rebounds across several defense stocks | +11.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-14 | @BoggleRiley | +0.25 | Reports defense stocks holding gains while space names decline. | +11.2% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @USAnt_IDEA | +0.30 | Reports Lockheed's PAC-3 Edge interceptor reveal using a Northrop motor, with testing in 2027. | +13.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @MarioNawfal | +0.15 | Lockheed unveiled the PAC-3 Edge missile using a Northrop motor, with testing in 2027 and deployment in 2031. | +13.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @MacroGekko | +0.20 | Reports LMT's $250M seeker-technology investment and NOC motor integration for PAC-3 Edge. | +13.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @bugra_kurtoglu | -0.35 | Compares one-year returns for major defense stocks, with RTX the only positive performer. | +13.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-12 | @bugra_kurtoglu | +0.25 | Presents a basket of leading defense-sector dividend companies. | +13.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-11 | @LOGOinvestor | +0.40 | Rothschild initiates NOC at Buy with a $680 target amid a broader bullish defense thesis. | +14.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-11 | @DividendTalks | +0.00 | Provides a broad watchlist of stocks near 52-week lows with current price levels but no entry intent. | +14.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-10 | @ScorEnterprises | +0.50 | Northrop is expanding B-21 capacity by 25% with $4.5B of government support. | +14.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-10 | @patientinvestor | -0.50 | Lists quality stocks trading near 52-week lows with their drawdowns. | +14.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-10 | @De_belegger | +0.20 | Frames commercial space stations as a long-term privatization theme benefiting named aerospace firms. | +14.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-09 | @OwenGregorian | +0.30 | Northrop completed the first fully autonomous flight of its YFQ-48A aircraft. | +14.7% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-08 | @USAnt_IDEA | +0.55 | US-China nuclear talks are framed as coexistence with sustained weapons modernization benefiting Northrop. | +13.8% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-08 | @BourbonCap | +0.00 | Lists Northrop valuation, yield, margin and ROIC metrics without a stated stance. | +13.8% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-08 | @akishore | -0.40 | Barclays initiated defense-and-space coverage with five Overweights and one Underweight. | +13.8% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-08 | @BoggleRiley | +0.30 | Recaps defense and space watch-list performance with explicit percentage moves. | +13.8% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-08 | @Mr_Derivatives | -0.35 | Six defense names are falling sharply despite ongoing war news. | +13.8% | tweet ↗ |
“Since then” = price move from the close on the signal's date (PT) to the latest close — what happened after they said it, not a backtest. A — means no trading session has closed since the signal yet. Sentiment is our extracted per-tweet score, −1…+1.