Nasdaq Inc vs Northrop Grumman Corporation — how do they compare? Nasdaq Inc trades at $90.25 (market cap $51.96B), while Northrop Grumman Corporation trades at $512 (market cap $74.42B). The key difference: Northrop Grumman Corporation is the larger of the two by market cap, and Northrop Grumman Corporation pays the higher dividend (1.79%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NDAQ | NOC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $51.96B | $74.42B |
Sector | Financials | Industrials |
52-Week High | $100.98 | $768.02 |
52-Week Low | $76.85 | $496.02 |
Enterprise Value | $59.02B | $88.65B |
Dividend Yield | 1.22% | 1.79% |
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Founded in 1971, Nasdaq is primarily known for its equity exchange, but in addition to its market-services business (about 35% of sales), the company sells and distributes market data as well as offers Nasdaq-branded indexes to asset managers and investors through its information-services segment (30%). Nasdaq's corporate-services business (20%) offers listing services and related investor relations products to publicly traded companies and through the company's market technology group (15%), Nasdaq facilitates the exchange operations of other exchanges throughout the world and provides financial compliance services.
Read more on NDAQ →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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