Northrop Grumman Corp. Stock Advances 4.6%, Outperforms Peers

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Shares of Northrop Grumman Corp. rose 4.6% to $534.00 on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.3% to 7,712.57 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.0% to 52,495.88.

Northrop Grumman Corp. closed 31.0% below its 52-week high of $774.00, which the company achieved on March 3rd.

The stock outperformed some of its peers, as RTX Corp. rose 0.6% to $193.34, Boeing Co. fell 0.5% to $190.47, and Lockheed Martin Corp. rose 0.09% to $548.71.

Trading volume totaled 2.1 million, compared to the 50-day average of 858,281.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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October 20, 2026 16:34 ET (20:34 GMT)