Northrop Grumman Corporation vs NetApp Inc. — how do they compare? Northrop Grumman Corporation trades at $512 (market cap $74.42B), while NetApp Inc. trades at $165.98 (market cap $31.57B). The key difference: Northrop Grumman Corporation is far larger — about 2.4× NetApp Inc.'s market cap, and Northrop Grumman Corporation pays the higher dividend (1.79%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NOC | NTAP | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $74.42B | $31.57B |
Sector | Industrials | Technology |
52-Week High | $768.02 | $181.08 |
52-Week Low | $496.02 | $94.11 |
Enterprise Value | $88.65B | $30.72B |
Dividend Yield | 1.79% | 1.29% |
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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.
Read more on NOC →NetApp is a leading provider of enterprise data management and storage solutions. The company's three operating business units are products, software maintenance, and hardware maintenance. NetApp transitioned from a data center storage firm to a company with software data management solutions for multicloud environments. The California-headquartered company sells globally and has approximately 10,000 employees.
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