Equinor ASA vs Northrop Grumman Corporation — how do they compare? Equinor ASA trades at $40.81 (market cap $97.58B), while Northrop Grumman Corporation trades at $574.85 (market cap $81.78B). The key difference: Equinor ASA is the larger of the two by market cap, and Equinor ASA pays the higher dividend (3.81%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| EQNR | NOC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $97.58B | $81.78B |
Sector | Energy | Industrials |
52-Week High | $42.40 | $768.02 |
52-Week Low | $22.41 | $496.02 |
Enterprise Value | $106.28B | $95.77B |
Dividend Yield | 3.81% | 1.63% |
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Equinor is a Norway-based integrated oil and gas company. It has been publicly listed since 2001, but the government retains a 67% stake. Operating primarily on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, the firm produced 2.1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2021 (52% oil) and ended the year with 5.4 billion barrels of proven reserves (49% oil). Operations also include offshore wind, solar, oil refineries and natural gas processing, marketing, and trading.
Read more on EQNR →Northrop Grumman is a defense contractor that is diversified across short-cycle and long-cycle businesses. The firm's segments include aeronautics, mission systems, defense services, and space systems. The company's aerospace segment creates the fuselage for the massive F-35 program and produces various piloted and autonomous flight systems. Mission systems creates a variety of sensors and processors for defense hardware. The defense systems segment is a long-range missile manufacturer. Finally, the company's space systems segment produces various space structures, sensors, and satellites.
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