Noble Corporation plc vs Northrop Grumman Corporation — how do they compare? Noble Corporation plc trades at $42.53 (market cap $6.48B), while Northrop Grumman Corporation trades at $512 (market cap $74.42B). The key difference: Northrop Grumman Corporation is far larger — about 11.5× Noble Corporation plc's market cap, and Noble Corporation plc pays the higher dividend (4.93%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NE | NOC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $6.48B | $74.42B |
Sector | Technology | Industrials |
52-Week High | $54.37 | $768.02 |
52-Week Low | $25.70 | $496.02 |
Enterprise Value | $7.73B | $88.65B |
Dividend Yield | 4.93% | 1.79% |
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Noble Corporation plc is a leading offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry. The company owns and operates a high-specification fleet of mobile offshore drilling units, including drillships and semi-submersibles, that are used for exploration and production activities in deepwater and harsh environments worldwide. Noble focuses on providing safe, efficient, and reliable drilling services to major and independent oil and gas companies globally.
Read more on NE →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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