Northrop Grumman Corporation vs PPG Industries, Inc. — how do they compare? Northrop Grumman Corporation trades at $512 (market cap $74.42B), while PPG Industries, Inc. trades at $115.63 (market cap $25.79B). The key difference: Northrop Grumman Corporation is far larger — about 2.9× PPG Industries, Inc.'s market cap, and PPG Industries, Inc. pays the higher dividend (2.56%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NOC | PPG | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $74.42B | $25.79B |
Sector | Industrials | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $768.02 | $131.56 |
52-Week Low | $496.02 | $94.34 |
Enterprise Value | $88.65B | $31.90B |
Dividend Yield | 1.79% | 2.56% |
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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 →PPG is a global producer of coatings. The company is the world's largest producer of coatings after the purchase of selected Akzo Nobel assets. PPG's products are sold to a wide variety of end users, including the automotive, aerospace, construction, and industrial markets. The company has a footprint in many regions around the globe, with less than half of sales coming from North America in recent years. PPG is focused on its coatings and specialty products and expansion into emerging regions, as exemplified by the Comex acquisition.
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