Northrop Grumman Corporation vs IAC/Interactivecorp — how do they compare? Northrop Grumman Corporation trades at $512.35 (market cap $74.42B), while IAC/Interactivecorp trades at $44.87 (market cap $3.32B). The key difference: Northrop Grumman Corporation is far larger — about 22.4× IAC/Interactivecorp's market cap, and Northrop Grumman Corporation pays a 1.79% dividend while IAC/Interactivecorp pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NOC | PPLI | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $74.42B | $3.32B |
Sector | Industrials | Media |
52-Week High | $768.02 | $47.62 |
52-Week Low | $496.02 | $31.52 |
Enterprise Value | $88.65B | $3.63B |
Dividend Yield | 1.79% | — |
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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 →IAC Inc is an Internet media company with segments that include Angi (47% of total revenue), Dotdash (10%), search (24%), and emerging and other (19%). The firm spun off the narrow-moat dating app provider Match Group in second-quarter 2020 and the no-moat video software provider Vimeo in second-quarter 2021.
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