NOC
Northrop Grumman Corporation · Industrials · Aerospace & Defense
TECHSellZACKSHold
R500#405 today
$478.00
-0.83% today · -6.37% 1W
Oct 2 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Underperforming without a clear catalyst yet
- NOC −0.83% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: −1.6 pts of stock-specific move.
- Aftermath, big drop (Sep 30): After its 62 big drops in the past 5 years, NOC typically gained 0.1% over the next day (median) and was higher 53% of the time; half the outcomes fell between -1.0% and +1.0%. An ordinary day: +0.1%. Among S&P 500 stocks after big drops, that ranks #224 of 500.
- Market backdrop (Fri): Average Hourly Earnings m/m 0.1% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Non-Farm Employment Change 29K vs 89K expected (weaker); S&P futures +0.41%, 10-year yield -5bp in the 30 minutes after.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals.
Best time to own NOC in the past two years
Buying and selling at the close. Each colored stretch is the best window for that holding period; the grey line is the full two years.
Best window per holding period
| Hold for | Buy | Sell | Gain | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one single day | Jul 21, 2025 | Jul 22, 2025 | +9.4% | #179 |
| one week | Jan 7, 2026 | Jan 14, 2026 | +13.2% | #265 |
| one month | Dec 30, 2025 | Jan 30, 2026 | +20.5% | #295 |
| 3 months | Dec 2, 2025 | Mar 2, 2026 | +40.9% | #170 |
| 6 months | Feb 20, 2025 | Aug 20, 2025 | +36.5% | #281 |
| one year | Feb 19, 2025 | Feb 19, 2026 | +73.0% | #145 |
Rank #265 for one week means 264 of the S&P 500 components had a better best-one week gain over the past year. Updated .
Today vs. the best starting days
| As of | 1d | 1w | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 2, 2026 |
-0.8% | -6.4% | -8.7% | -12.5% | -31.3% | -19.7% |
| Best one single day Jul 21, 2025 |
-0.7% | -1.1% | +3.5% | -2.6% | +3.1% | +19.7% |
| Best one week Jan 7, 2026 |
-5.5% | +1.2% | +5.1% | -6.8% | +14.5% | +29.8% |
| Best one month Dec 30, 2025 |
-0.6% | -0.9% | +0.8% | -5.3% | +15.8% | +25.3% |
| Best 3 months Dec 2, 2025 |
+0.3% | -3.6% | -5.9% | -6.8% | +14.1% | +14.8% |
| Best 6 months Feb 20, 2025 |
+1.1% | -3.7% | -9.2% | -10.6% | -13.1% | -1.9% |
| Best one year Feb 19, 2025 |
-1.8% | -7.9% | -10.1% | -11.4% | -13.4% | -2.3% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.