Micron Technology, Inc. vs Northrop Grumman Corporation — how do they compare? Micron Technology, Inc. trades at $982.52 (market cap $977.44B), while Northrop Grumman Corporation trades at $512.35 (market cap $74.42B). The key difference: Micron Technology, Inc. is far larger — about 13.1× Northrop Grumman Corporation's market cap, and Northrop Grumman Corporation pays the higher dividend (1.79%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MU | NOC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $977.44B | $74.42B |
Sector | Technology | Industrials |
52-Week High | $1.21K | $768.02 |
52-Week Low | $104.88 | $496.02 |
Enterprise Value | $957.80B | $88.65B |
Dividend Yield | 0.06% | 1.79% |
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Micron historically focused on designing and manufacturing DRAM for PCs. The firm then expanded into the NAND flash memory market. It increased its DRAM scale with the purchase of Elpida (completed in mid-2013) and Inotera (completed in December 2016). The firm's DRAM and NAND products tailored to PCs, data centers, smartphones, game consoles, automotives, and other computing devices.
Read more on MU →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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