DJ Northrop Grumman Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Northrop Grumman Corp. $(NOC)$ slid 1.71% to $523.82 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.46% to 7,666.60 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.56% to 53,061.95.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Northrop Grumman Corp. closed 32.32% short of its 52-week high of $774.00, which the company reached on March 3rd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as RTX Corp. (RTX) fell 2.13% to $200.78, Boeing Co. (BA) rose 1.56% to $208.87, and Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) fell 2.38% to $531.55.
Trading volume (723,000) remained 124,344 below its 50-day average volume of 847,344.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 2, 2026.